练
liàn
to practice
to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise; (literary) white silk; to boil and scour raw silk
她每天都练钢琴，进步很快。
tā měi tiān dōu liàn gāng qín, jìn bù hěn kuài。
She practices piano every day and improves very quickly.
要想说好一门外语，就必须多练口语。
yào xiǎng shuō hǎo yī mén wài yǔ, jiù bì xū duō liàn kǒu yǔ。
If you want to speak a foreign language well, you must practice speaking more.
Words with 练
练功
liàn gōng
to do tai chi
间歇训练
jiàn xiē xùn liàn
interval training
陪练
péi liàn
training partner
修练
xiū liàn
to practice (an activity)
光说不练
guāng shuō bù liàn
all talk and no action (idiom)
凝练
níng liàn
concise
创练
chuàng liàn
to form and train (a military unit)
勤学苦练
qín xué kǔ liàn
to study diligently
半熟练
bàn shú liàn
semiskilled
团练
tuán liàn
local militia formed to suppress peasant rebellion (old)
在职训练
zài zhí xùn liàn
on-the-job training
外展训练
wài zhǎn xùn liàn
outdoor education program