HSK 6 · Media

排练 páiliàn “to rehearse” in Chinese

Traditional 排練

What 排练 means

  1. to rehearse
  2. rehearsal

How to say 排练

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale排pái2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale练liàn4th tone, falling

排练 in a sentence

  1. 明天是运动会的排练，没有往常的课程。

    Míngtiān shì yùndònghuì de páiliàn, méiyǒu wǎngcháng de kèchéng.

    There are no regular classes tomorrow because of the sports day rehearsal.

    Sentence #6484853 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 他们不是在打架，而是在排练戏剧。

    Tāmen bú shì zài dǎjià, ér shì zài páiliàn xìjù.

    They aren’t fighting – they’re rehearsing a play.

    Sentence #2045075 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 最近一直在舞蹈排练，周五周六要演出啊。

    Zuìjìn yìzhí zài wǔdǎo páiliàn, zhōuwǔ zhōuliù yào yǎnchū a.

    We’ve been rehearsing dances non-stop lately — we perform on Friday and Saturday.

    Sentence #1169113 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 排练 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 排 (pái) with each of its parts in a different colour
排páito arrange in order; to line up
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 非wrong · fēiSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 非 (fēi) hints at the sound. Compare it with pái.

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.

How to write 排练

排 11 strokes · 练 8 strokes

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

Words related to 排练

Words with 排

排pái · to line up安排ānpái · to arrange排队páiduì · to line up排列páiliè · to arrange in order排斥páichì · to exclude排除páichú · to rule out排放páifàng · to discharge

Words with 练

练liàn · to practise练习liànxí · practice教练jiàoliàn · instructor熟练shúliàn · practised训练xùnliàn · to train操练cāoliàn · to drill

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FAQs

排练 (páiliàn) means “to rehearse” or “rehearsal”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it páiliàn: pái with a 2nd tone, then liàn with a 4th 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, 排练 is written 排練. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type pailian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 排练 from the suggestions. Typing pailian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
排练 is an HSK 6 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.