操练

操練
cāoliàn
verb #25,807

Meanings

  1. 1 to drill
  2. 2 to practice
  3. 3 to train (troops)
  4. 4 military exercise

Examples

Shìbīngmen měitiān zǎoshang dōu yào cāoliàn liǎng gè xiǎoshí.
The soldiers drill for two hours every morning.
Xīn jǐngchá xūyào jīngguò yángé de cāoliàn cái néng shànggǎng.
New police officers must undergo rigorous drilling before going on duty.

Tips

usage
操练 has a strong military/physical training connotation. For general practice of skills or music, 练习 (liànxí) or 训练 (xùnliàn) are more common. 操练 often implies repetitive physical drills.

Stroke Order

cāo
liàn