HSK 3 · Verbs

练习 liànxí “practice” in Chinese

Traditional 練習

What 练习 means

  1. practice
  2. exercise
  3. to practise
  4. drill

Measure word 个 gè · 一个练习 yí ge liànxí

How to say 练习

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale练liàn4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale习xí2nd tone, rising

练习 in a sentence

  1. 是的，你需要每天练习。

    Shì de, nǐ xūyào měitiān liànxí.

    Yes, you need to practise every day.

    Sentence #380887 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 你可以和我一起练习日语吗？

    Nǐ kěyǐ hé wǒ yìqǐ liànxí Rìyǔ ma?

    Can you practise Japanese with me?

    Sentence #1020102 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我平时每天可能练习一个小时汉字。

    Wǒ píngshí měitiān kěnéng liànxí yí ge xiǎoshí Hànzì.

    Normally I practise Chinese characters for about an hour a day.

    Sentence #899112 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 练习 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 练 (liàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
练liànto practise
  • 纟silk form of 糸 · mìMeaning part
  • 柬card · jiǎnSound part

纟 hints at the meaning (silk); 柬 (jiǎn) hints at the sound. Compare it with liàn.

The character 习 (xí) drawn as one shape
习xíto practise

习 is a single shape of 3 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidSimplified from 習: a young bird's wings 羽 practising flight: to practise.

How to write 练习

练 8 strokes · 习 3 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

练习 (liànxí) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 练习 (liànxí). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 练习

Words with 练

练liàn · to practise教练jiàoliàn · instructor熟练shúliàn · practised训练xùnliàn · to train操练cāoliàn · to drill排练páiliàn · to rehearse

Words with 习

学习xuéxí · to study复习fùxí · revise习惯xíguàn · habit预习yùxí · to prepare a lesson实习shíxí · to do an internship习俗xísú · custom演习yǎnxí · military exercise

More words: Thinking & Talking

检查jiǎnchá · to check讲jiǎng · to talk解决jiějué · settle a dispute决定juédìng · decide聊天liáotiān · to chat了解liǎojiě · comprehend明白míngbai · clear难过nánguò · be grieved

FAQs

练习 (liànxí) means “practice” or “exercise”. It is an HSK 3 word.
Say it liànxí: liàn with a 4th tone, then xí with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 练习 is written 練習. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one practice is 一个练习 (yí ge liànxí).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type lianxi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 练习 from the suggestions. Typing lianxi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
练习 is an HSK 3 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.