練

liàn

to practice, drill, exercise, train

How to write 練, stroke by stroke

to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise; (literary) white silk; to boil and scour raw silk

Pictophonetic: semantic 糹 (thread), phonetic 柬

Made of 糹 + 柬

訓練xùn liànto train; to drill; training
練習liàn xíto practice; exercise; drill; practice
教練jiào liànto coach; to train; instructor; sports coach; trainer (个,位,名)
排練pái liànto rehearse; rehearsal
熟練shú liànpracticed; proficient; skilled; skillful
訓練營xùn liàn yíngtraining camp
演練yǎn liànto drill; to practice
訓練場xùn liàn chǎngtraining ground
練功liàn gōngto do tai chi; to practice kung-fu (or other martial art); to train (for dancing, acrobatics etc)
磨練mó liànto temper oneself; to steel oneself; self-discipline; endurance
老練lǎo liànseasoned; experienced
操練cāo liàndrill; practice

你只要每天練習就可以了。
nǐ zhǐ yào měi tiān liàn xí jiù kě yǐ le 。
You have only to practice every day.
訓練狗是不容易的。
xùn liàn gǒu shì bù róng yì de 。
It is not easy to train dogs.
我需要找個地方練舞。
wǒ xū yào zhǎo gè dì fāng liàn wǔ 。
I need to find somewhere to practice dancing.
我的教練說："失敗乃成功之母"。
wǒ de jiào liàn shuō ： " shī bài nǎi chéng gōng zhī mǔ " 。
My coach said, "Failure teaches success."
她每天都會練琴。
tā měi tiān dōu huì liàn qín 。
She practises the piano every day.