实践

實踐

shíjiàn

noun HSK 6 #8,861

Meanings

To solidly carry out — putting ideas into real action.

实践是检验真理的唯一标准。

Shíjiàn shì jiǎnyàn zhēnlǐ de wéiyī biāozhǔn.

Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.

理论必须和实践结合。

Lǐlùn bìxū hé shíjiàn jiéhé.

Theory must be combined with practice.

他在实践中学到了很多。

Tā zài shíjiàn zhōngxué dào le hěnduō.

He learned a lot through practice.

大学生暑假去社会实践。

Dàxuéshēng shǔjià qù shèhuì shíjiàn.

College students do social practice during summer break.

usage

The famous phrase 实践是检验真理的唯一标准 is one of the most important political slogans in modern China, associated with Deng Xiaoping's reform era.

usage

Distinguish from 练习 (liànxí, exercise/drill). 实践 means applying knowledge in real-world situations; 练习 means repetitive practice or drills.

实 shí

践 jiàn