练习曲

練習曲
liànxíqǔ
noun #67,024

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 étude
  2. 2 practice piece (music)

Examples

Tā měitiān liàn Xiāobāng de liànxíqǔ.
He practises Chopin's études every day.
Zhè shǒu liànxíqǔ nándù hěn dà.
This étude is very difficult.

Tips

culture
练习 ('practice') + ('piece'): a calque of French étude (itself 'study'). Chopin's and Liszt's 练习曲 are concert-standard, not mere exercises — a distinction also present in Chinese music-school usage.

Stroke Order

liàn