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

HSK 4

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.

HSK 5

他苦练了三年钢琴。

Tā kǔliàn le sān nián gāngqín.

He practiced piano diligently for three years.

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