练【liàn】
HSK 2
- to practice
- to train
- to drill
- to perfect (one's skill)
- exercise
- (literary) white silk
- to boil and scour raw silk
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to practice
- to train
- to perfect (one's skill)
- exercise
- (literary) white silk
- to boil and scour raw silk
This meaning refers to the action of repeating an activity in order to improve skill or proficiency.
He practices playing the piano every day.
This meaning is about providing instruction and guidance to improve someone's capabilities or performance in a particular area.
Athletes need to train their physical fitness.
She is training her driving skills.
This meaning indicates the process of refining and reaching a high level of proficiency in a specific skill.
He practiced painting until he reached perfection.
This meaning involves physical activities that are done to maintain or improve health and fitness.
She exercises every morning.
In literature, this refers to the color white used to describe the silk material.
This meaning indicates a process involved in treating raw silk to prepare it for use.
This factory boils and scours raw silk every day.