练 (練) liàn

1. liàn verb to practice; to drill; to exercise; to train
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '練'; Guoyu '練' v 2; Kroll 2015 '練' 3, p. 267; Unihan '練')
2. liàn verb to soften silk by boiling it
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '練' v 1; Kroll 2015 '練' 1, p. 267)
3. liàn verb to refine; to purify
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '練' 1a, p. 267)
4. liàn noun white silk
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '練' n 1; Kroll 2015 '練' 2, p. 267)
5. liàn verb to select
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '練' 4, p. 267)
6. liàn verb to smelt
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As a variant of 鍊 (Kroll 2015 '練' 4, p. 267)
7. liàn adjective proficient
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '練' adv)
8. liàn proper noun Lian
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '練' n 2)

Contained in

• 简练(簡練) terse; succinct ; select and train; select and study ; diligent and capable
• 修心练性(修心練性) cultivate with heart and soul
• 谙练(諳練) conversant; skilled; proficient
• 练家子(練家子) martial arts practioner
• 苦练(苦練) to train hard; to practice diligently; hard work; blood, sweat, and tears
• 军事训练(軍事訓練) military exercise; army drill
• 练实(練實) bamboo seeds
• 练习本(練習本) exercise book; workbook
• 老练(老練) seasoned; experienced
• 总教练(總教練) head coach
• 教练(教練) coach; instructor ; to coach; to instruct
• 干练(幹練) capable and experienced
• 勤学苦练(勤學苦練) to study diligently; to train assiduously
• 训练营(訓練營) training camp
• 团练(團練) local militia formed to suppress peasant rebellion
• 教练机(教練機) trainer (aircraft)
• 练字(練字) to practice writing characters
• 练习(練習) to exercise; to practice ; to drill
• 磨练(磨練) to temper oneself; to steel oneself
• 晨练(晨練) morning exercise
• 练习册(練習冊) exercise booklet
• 精讲多练(精講多練) to speak concisely and practice frequently
• 负重训练(負重訓練) weight training
• 陪练(陪練) training partner; sparring partner
• 练就(練就) to succeed through application of skill and effort
• 操练(操練) to drill; to practice
• 历练(歷練) accumulated experience
• 在职训练(在職訓練) on-the-job training
• 精练(精練) (textiles) to scour; to degum (silk)
• 训练者(訓練者) trainer
• 演练(演練) to drill; to practice
• 稳练(穩練) steady and proficient; skilled and reliable
• 练习场(練習場) driving range (golf); practice court; practice ground
• 间歇训练(間歇訓練) interval training
• 熟练(熟練) practiced; proficient; skilled; skillful ; to soften of raw silk through boiling
• 力量训练(力量訓練) strength training
• 排练(排練) to rehearse; rehearsal
• 洗练(洗練) agile; nimble; deft
• 光说不练(光說不練) all talk and no action; to preach what one does not practice
• 练功(練功) to practice work skill
• 练达(練達) experienced; sophisticated; worldly-wise
• 修练(修練) to practice (an activity); to perform
• 训练(訓練) to train; to drill
• 语言训练(語言訓練) language training
• 创练(創練) to form and train (a military unit); to create and practice (a martial art)
• 教练员(教練員) sports coach; training personnel
• 练兵(練兵) to drill troops
• 半熟练(半熟練) semiskilled
• 凝练(凝練) concise; compact; condensed

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• 卷二百五十二 列傳第一百四十 楊嗣昌 吳甡 Volume 252 Biographies 140: Yang Sichang, Wu Shen History of Ming 明史 — count: 28
• 卷六十七 志第四十三 輿服三 Volume 67 Treatises 43: Carriages and Clothing 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 14
• 卷二百五十一 列傳第一百三十九 李標 劉鴻訓 錢龍錫 成基命 何如寵 徐光啟 文震孟 蔣德璟 方岳貢 Volume 251 Biographies 139: Li Biao, Liu Hongxun, Qian Longxi, Cheng Jiming, He Ruchong, Xu Guangqi, Wen Zhenmeng, Jiang Dejing, Fang Yuegong History of Ming 明史 — count: 14
• 卷八十九　列傳第七十七:　藝術上 Volume 89 Biographies 77: Diviners 1 History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 12
• 卷八十九 志第六十五 兵一 Volume 89 Treatises 65: Military 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 10
• 卷2 　帝紀第2　高祖下 Volume 2 Annals 2: Gaozu 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 8
• 卷47 列傳第39 藝術 Volume 47 Biographies 39: Artists Book of Zhou 周書 — count: 8
• 卷十一　隋本紀上第十一:　高祖文帝 Volume 11 Sui Annals 1: Emperor Gau Wen History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 8
• 卷二百十二 列傳第一百 俞大猷 戚繼光 劉顯 李錫 張元勳 Volume 212 Biographies 100: Yu Dayou, Qi Jiguang, Liu Xian, Li Xi, Zhang Yuanxun History of Ming 明史 — count: 8
• 卷九十二 志第六十八 兵四 Volume 92 Treatises 68: Military 4 History of Ming 明史 — count: 8

Collocations

• 练冠 (練冠) 季孫練冠麻衣跣行 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 12
• 选练 (選練) 選練士 — Guanzi 管子, 地圖第二十七 Chapter 27: Maps — count: 7
• 练祥 (練祥) 練祥則告 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《文王世子》King Wen as Son and Heir — count: 5
• 练帛 (練帛) 练帛广终幅 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 士丧礼 第十二 12. Mourning rites for the common officer — count: 5
• 大练 (大練) 常衣大練 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷十上 皇后紀 Volume 10a: Annals of Empresses 1 — count: 4
• 练士 (練士) 以教卒練士擊敺眾白徒 — Guanzi 管子, 七法第六 Chapter 6: Seven Methods — count: 4
• 练丝 (練絲) 若眾練絲 — Guanzi 管子, 地員第五十八 Chapter 58: Land Officials — count: 4
• 练冠以 (練冠以) 古者天子練冠以燕居 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《曾子問》 The Questions of Zeng-zi — count: 3
• 未练 (未練) 未練而出 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《喪服小記》 Record of Small Matters in the Dress of Mourning — count: 3
• 士练 (士練) 士練帶率下辟 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《玉藻》 The Jade-Bead Pendants of the Royal Cap — count: 2