練 (lin6 | lian4) : practise; skilled

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練

lin6

lian4

[1] [v] practise; drill; exercise; train
[2] [adj] skilled; experienced; seasoned
[3] [n,v] white silk; boil and whiten raw silk

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Stroke count: 15

Level: 2

Radical: 糸 (#120)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

練 / 练

This word has been viewed 8630 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 5th Jul 2011 14:09

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練習 lin6 zaap6 lian4 xi2 = to practice; to train

練習簿 lin6 zaap6 bou6*2 lian4 xi2 bu4 = exercise book; workbook

教練 gaau3 lin6 jiao4 lian4 = to coach; a coach

熟練 suk6 lin6 shu2 lian4 = skilled

訓練 fan3 lin6 xun4 lian4 = training; exercise; drill; to train

操練 cou1 lin6 cao1 lian4 = drill; practice

練習生 lin6 zaap6 sang1 lian4 xi2 sheng1 = apprentice, employee in training

老練 lou5 lin6 lao3 lian4 = seasoned, experienced

不熟練的 bat1 suk6 lin6 dik1 bu4 shu2 lian4 de5 = amateurish 國

半熟練工人 bun3 suk6 lin6 gung1 jan4 ban4 shu2 lian4 gong1 ren2 = a semiskilled worker
See all 30 compounds (CantoDict reports 34 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 1 example containing 練

佢已經練到出神入化的境界
He has already attained the level of perfection through training.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 練
Unicode code for this character: U+7df4 (off-site link)

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