How to say “practice” in Chinese
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“Practice” in Chinese is 实践, shí jiàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
实践 is read shí jiàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 宀 — “roof”.
On the left, 足 “foot”: to tread. The right part is the same as in 钱 qián and 线 xiàn.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “实践”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 实践. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 理论很重要，但是实践更重要。lǐlùnhěnzhòngyào,dànshìshíjiàngèngzhòngyàoTheory is important, but practice is even more important.
- 很多知识要在实践中学习hěnduōzhīshiyàozàishíjiànzhōngxuéxíA lot of knowledge has to be gained in practice.
- 要把理论和实践结合起来yàobǎlǐlùnhéshíjiànjiéhéqǐlaiTheory should be combined with practice.
- 理论要靠实践来检验lǐlùnyàokàoshíjiànláijiǎnyànTheory must be tested by practice.
More words from the lesson “Scholars and theories”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “practice” in Chinese?
“Practice” in Chinese is 实践, pinyin shíjiàn.
What does 实践 mean?
实践 (shíjiàn) means “practice”.
How do you write 实践?
实践 is 2 characters: 实 (shí) — real, true; 践 (jiàn) — tread; carry out. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 实践?
实践 is read shíjiàn. Tones: shí — second tone, jiàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“practice” in the lesson “Scholars and theories”
This word is from the topic “Science and technology” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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