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练

liàn

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Radical糸

Strokes8

HSK 3

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Definitions

v

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

n

exercise
(literary) white silk

Examples

江平如练。

jiāng píng rú liàn

The river is as smooth as silk

练丝。

liàn sī

Refined silk; to refine silk

练兵

liàn bīng

To train troops; military training

Strokes: 8HSK 3Frequency #859Verified

练 (liàn) — to practice - ISCBJ Dictionary