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HSK
reality / practice / practical / realistic / real / actual
HSK 2
to implement / to carry out / to put into practice
HSK 3
habit / custom / usual practice / to be used to / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
to practice / field work / to intern / internship
HSK 2
to practice / exercise / drill / practice / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
to implement; to carry out; to introduce (a policy, system, reform etc) / to promote; to advance (the practice of an art form, the use of a language etc) / to push along (a bicycle etc while walking)
HSK 5
way of handling sth / method for making / work method / recipe / practice / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
in fact / in reality / as a matter of fact / in practice
HSK 3
to apply in practice / practical; functional; pragmatic; applied (science)
HSK 4
convention / usual practice
HSK 7-9
to put in place / to put into practice / to take effect
HSK 7-9
easy to grasp but difficult to put into practice (idiom) / easier said than done
routine business / usual practice / mere formality
to practice (an activity) / to perform
religious belief / to practice a faith / to be religious
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *練* | 練* | *練
to practice / to train / to drill / to perfect (one's skill) / exercise / (literary) white silk / to boil and scour raw silk
HSK 2
practice / to put into practice / to live up to (a promise) / to carry out (a project)
HSK 6
supplementary educational material (e.g. a practice workbook, exam preparation guide etc)
(idiom) to appoint people by favoritism; to practice cronyism (or nepotism)
to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
HSK 7-9
person pursuing religious practice (Buddhism)
lit. compass and set square / fig. established standard / rule / customs / practices / fig. upright and honest / well-behaved
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *荒* | 荒* | *荒
desolate / shortage / scarce / out of practice / absurd / uncultivated / to neglect
HSK 7-9
with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect
mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study. / Excellence in work is only possible with diligence. / Practice makes perfect.
to train hard / to practice diligently / hard work / blood, sweat, and tears
HSK 7-9
practice of allowing only one child per family
problem or question solved for illustrative purposes in the classroom; practice question (used in preparation for an exam); sample question
Enjo-kōsai or "compensated dating", a practice which originated in Japan where older men give money or luxury gifts to women for their companionship and sexual favors
general mood / atmosphere / common practice
HSK 7-9
to practice fraud / to cheat / to engage in corrupt practices
HSK 7-9
(of Taoists) to practice austerities / to practice asceticism
to learn / to acquire (some skill through practice) / acquisition
to implement / to put into practice / to carry out
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *操* | 操* | *操
to grasp / to hold / to operate / to manage / to control / to steer / to exercise / to drill (practice) / to play / to speak (a language)
to open a business / to open a practice / open (for business)
HSK 3
to apply to / to put into (practice etc) / to put to (a test, a vote etc)
to practice diligently / to act energetically
to drill; to practice
HSK 7-9
to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action / to go through the motions / to practice / a trial run
the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact / Reality does not live up to the name. / Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out.
to practice (a trade)
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *習* | 習* | *習
(bound form) to practice / to study / habit / custom
to practice Taoism; to cultivate the true self through spiritual exercises
to practice strict economy (idiom)
to practice what one preaches (idiom)
to plunder the land and extort from the peasant / corrupt practice
to write (by hand) / to practice calligraphy
to do a lot of practice questions (to prepare for an exam)
lit. to practice austerities to become a Daoist immortal / practice makes perfect
lit. devil's gate, crooked path (idiom); corrupt practices / crooked methods / dishonesty
lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom); fig. encouragement to study or progress
old practice
corrupt practice / bad habits / malpractice
custom; customary practice
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *謨* | 謨* | *謨
plan / to practice
systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices)
HSK 7-9
lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands / uncorrupted / unsoiled by corrupt practices
code of conduct; conventions; common practice / routine (medical procedure etc)
HSK 6
to become a common practice; to become a trend
to practice a skill
skills acquired through religious practice / (fig.) ability / skill / Taiwan pr. [dao4 hang5]
to practice Daoism
to practice (work skills)
to practice favoritism
to start practicing at the first crow of the cock (idiom) / to be diligent in one's studies
lit. the first person to make funerary figurines (idiom) / fig. the originator of an evil practice
to do tai chi / to practice kung-fu (or other martial art) / to train (for dancing, acrobatics etc)
(lit.) past years' almanac / (fig.) ancient history; obsolete practice; old-fashioned principle
(idiom) to be all talk and no action; to preach what one does not practice
to practice writing characters
old habit (usually bad) / inbred custom / deep-rooted practice
practice (customary action, as opposed to theory) / practical
bayonet practice in pairs
"transparent kitchen" – a kitchen (in a restaurant, school cafeteria etc) in which food preparation processes are made visible to customers (by means of transparent glass, live video etc) to promote hygiene and ensure accountability in food safety practices
dishonest practices
to practice martial arts
to immediately put into practice something one has just learned (idiom)
to put into practice / to carry out (idiom)
the practice of favoring sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative / (by extension) culture of favoritism towards relatives, friends and associates
all talk and no action (idiom) / to preach what one does not practice / same as 光說不做|光说不做
ingrained habits are hard to overcome (idiom); bad old practices die hard
to practice (work skills)
to accompany one's child or spouse who is studying overseas / to help a child with their study, reading or practicing together
lit. almanac from years back (idiom) / obsolete practice / old-fashioned principle
to gesture / to gesticulate / to practice the moves of a martial art by imitating the teacher / to fight / to come to blows
fraudulent practice
custom; practice (usu. a regrettable one)
English corner / spoken English practice group
strange / unusual / evil ways / dishonest practices
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *媛* | 媛* | *媛
(bound form) beautiful woman (in practice, often pronounced [yuan2]) / Taiwan pr. [yuan2]
Dana (Buddhist practice of giving)
to decide / to determine / established practice / (dialect) firmly resolved (to do sth)
(usual) practice of the past / precedent
drill / practice
(of a person) learned; erudite; scholarly / (of a topic, practice or domain) to involve a body of deep, specialized knowledge; to require expertise
general rule / standard practice
normal practice
to practice Zen (esp. meditation)
malpractice / abuse / corrupt practice

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