历练

歷練

lìliàn

verb

Meanings

1 to learn through experience
2 to gain seasoning / temper through practice
3 (adj.) experienced / well-seasoned

Characters

to pass through / experience

to refine / train

Examples

年轻人需要在工作中多历练。

Niánqīngrén xūyào zài gōngzuò zhōng duō lìliàn.

Young people need to gain plenty of seasoning through work.

经过多年的历练，他成了行业专家。

Jīngguò duōnián de lìliàn, tā chéng le hángyè zhuānjiā.

After years of seasoning, he became an industry expert.

她为人处事很历练。

Tā wéirén chǔshì hěn lìliàn.

She is very seasoned in dealing with people and matters.

Tips

usage

Both verb ('to gain experience by going through things') and adjective/noun ('experienced, well-seasoned'). Slightly more literary than 锻炼 (duànliàn, 'to train / temper'); 历练 emphasizes accumulated real-world exposure rather than deliberate training.

memory

历 = 'pass through / go through' (as in 经历 jīnglì, 历史 lìshǐ); 练 = 'to drill / refine'. So 历练 = 'go through and be refined' — exactly what life experience does to a person.

Stroke Order

历 lì

练 liàn