苦练

苦練

kǔliàn

verb HSK 7-9 #25,587

Meanings

1 to train hard
2 to practice diligently

Characters

bitter; painstaking

to practice; to train

Examples

他苦练了三年钢琴。

Tā kǔliàn le sānnián gāngqín.

He practiced piano diligently for three years.

运动员每天苦练十个小时。

Yùndòngyuán měitiān kǔliàn shí gè xiǎoshí.

The athletes train hard for ten hours every day.

Tips

usage

Often paired in the four-character phrase 勤学苦练 (qínxué kǔliàn) — to study diligently and train hard. This is a classic encouragement phrase in Chinese education.

Stroke Order

苦 kǔ

练 liàn