HSK 5 · Education

训练 xùnliàn “to train” in Chinese

Traditional 訓練

What 训练 means

  1. to train
  2. to drill
  3. training

Measure word 个 gè · 一个训练 yí ge xùnliàn

How to say 训练

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale训xùn4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale练liàn4th tone, falling

训练 in a sentence

  1. 不管训练多么艰苦，她都没有哭过。

    Bùguǎn xùnliàn duōme jiānkǔ, tā dōu méiyǒu kūguo.

    No matter how hard the training was, she never cried.

    Sentence #3035567 from Tatoeba

  2. 训练狗是不容易的。

    Xùnliàn gǒu shì bù róngyì de.

    It isn’t easy to train dogs.

    Sentence #798225 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 未来飞行员会在虚拟驾驶舱里训练。

    Wèilái fēixíngyuán huì zài xūnǐ jiàshǐcāng lǐ xùnliàn.

    Future pilots will train in a simulated cockpit.

    Sentence #2027998 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 训练 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 训 (xùn) with each of its parts in a different colour
训xùnto teach; to train; to admonish
  • 讠speech form of 言 · yánMeaning part
  • 川stream · chuānSound part

讠 hints at the meaning (speech); 川 (chuān) hints at the sound. Compare it with xùn.

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 训练

训 5 strokes · 练 8 strokes

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

Words related to 训练

Words with 训

教训jiàoxun · a lesson (learnt the hard way)培训péixùn · to train

Words with 练

练liàn · to practise练习liànxí · practice教练jiàoliàn · instructor熟练shúliàn · practised操练cāoliàn · to drill排练páiliàn · to rehearse

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FAQs

训练 (xùnliàn) means “to train” or “to drill”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it xùnliàn: xùn with a 4th 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, 训练 is written 訓練. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one to train is 一个训练 (yí ge xùnliàn).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xunlian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 训练 from the suggestions. Typing xunlian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
训练 is an HSK 5 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.