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历练

歷練
lìliàn
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to learn through experience
  2. 2 to gain seasoning / temper through practice
  3. 3 experienced / well-seasoned

Examples

HSK 3
年轻人需要在工作中多历练。
Niánqīngrén xūyào zài gōngzuò zhōng duō lìliàn.
Young people need to gain plenty of seasoning through work.
HSK 6
经过多年的历练，他成了行业专家。
Jīngguò duōnián de lìliàn, tā chéng le hángyè zhuānjiā.
After years of seasoning, he became an industry expert.
HSK 7-9
她为人处事很历练。
Tā wéirén chǔshì hěn lìliàn.
She is very seasoned in dealing with people and matters.

Tips

usage
Both verb ('to gain experience by going through things') and adjective/noun ('experienced, well-seasoned'). Slightly more literary than 锻炼 ('to train / temper'); 历练 emphasizes accumulated real-world exposure rather than deliberate training.
memory
历 = 'pass through / go through' (as in 经历, 历史); 练 = 'to drill / refine'. So 历练 = 'go through and be refined' - exactly what life experience does to a person.

Stroke Order

历 lì
练 liàn