演练

演練

yǎnliàn

verb HSK 7-9 #18,509

Meanings

1 to drill
2 to rehearse
3 to practice (a procedure)

Characters

to perform; to drill

to practice; to train

To perform and practice - a drill or rehearsal

Examples

HSK 6

消防队定期进行灭火演练。

Xiāofángduì dìngqī jìnxíng mièhuǒ yǎnliàn.

The fire department regularly conducts fire drills.

HSK 7-9

公司组织了一次应急演练。

Gōngsī zǔzhī le yī cì yìngjí yǎnliàn.

The company organized an emergency drill.

Tips

usage

演练 is more structured and formal than 练习. It implies practicing a procedure or scenario as if it were real: 消防演练 (fire drill), 应急演练 (emergency drill).

Stroke Order

演 yǎn

练 liàn