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苦练

苦練
kǔliàn
verb HSK 7 #25,587

Meanings

  1. 1 to train hard
  2. 2 to practice diligently

Characters

苦
kǔ
bitter; painstaking
练
liàn
to practice; to train

Examples

他苦练了三年钢琴。
Tā kǔliàn le sān nián 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

Related Words

辛苦 xīnkǔ HSK 5 #2,564
hard; exhausting; toilsome / to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble / (polite) thank you for your hard work
排练 páiliàn HSK 7 #3,302
to rehearse
苦难 kǔnàn HSK 7 #8,357
suffering / hardship / misery
苦恼 kǔnǎo HSK 7 #8,978
distressed / vexed / worried
苦力 kǔlì HSK 7 #16,789
hard labor / coolie; unskilled laborer
受苦 shòukǔ HSK 7 #7,625
to suffer / to endure hardship
练 liàn HSK 2 #2,280
to practice; to train
训练 xùnliàn HSK 3 #993
to train; to drill / training; practice
苦 kǔ HSK 4 #2,947
bitter (taste) / hardship; suffering / painstakingly; hard
挖苦 wākǔ HSK 7 #10,831
to be sarcastic / to mock / to speak sarcastically
苦练 kǔliàn
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