練習

練習

See also: 练习

Chinese

		to practice; to train; to perfect (one's skill) to practice; to train; to perfect (one's skill); to drill	to practice; to study; habit
trad. (練習)		練	習
simp. (练习)		练	习

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liànxí

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lin⁶ zaap⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): lien-si̍p
• Min Nan (POJ): liān-si̍p
• Wu (Wiktionary): li ziq (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: liànxí
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liannshyi
    • IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛn⁵¹ ɕi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: lin⁶ zaap⁶
    • Yale: lihn jaahp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lin⁶ dzaap⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lin⁶ zab⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /liːn²² t͡säːp̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lien-si̍p
    • Hakka Romanization System: lien xib
    • Hagfa Pinyim: lian⁴ xib⁶
    • IPA: /li̯en⁵⁵ ɕip̚⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liān-si̍p
    • Tâi-lô: liān-si̍p
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liexnsip
    • IPA (Xiamen): /liɛn²²⁻²¹ ɕip̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liɛn⁴¹⁻²² ɕip̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɛn²²⁻²¹ ɕip̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /liɛn³³⁻¹¹ ɕip̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɛn³³⁻²¹ ɕip̚⁴/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: li ziq (T3)
    • IPA ^(key): /li²² z̻i̯ɪʔ⁴⁴/

Verb

練習

1. to practice

Noun

練習

1. practice

Derived terms

練習所／练习所 練習曲／练习曲 (liànxíqǔ)

練習本／练习本 (liànxíběn) 練習生／练习生

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (練習):

• → Japanese: 練 (れん)習 (しゅう) (renshū)
• → Korean: 연습 (練習, yeonseup)
• → Vietnamese: luyện tập (練習)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
練	習
れん Grade: 3	しゅう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) れんしゅう [rèńshúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɾẽ̞ɰ̃ɕɨᵝː]

Noun

練習 (hiragana れんしゅう, rōmaji renshū)

1. practice (learning or improvement of a skill)

Verb

練習する (transitive, hiragana れんしゅうする, rōmaji renshū suru)

1. practice

Conjugation

Conjugation of "練習する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	練習し	れんしゅうし	renshū shi
Continuative (連用形)	練習し	れんしゅうし	renshū shi
Terminal (終止形)	練習する	れんしゅうする	renshū suru
Attributive (連体形)	練習する	れんしゅうする	renshū suru
Hypothetical (仮定形)	練習すれ	れんしゅうすれ	renshū sure
Imperative (命令形)	練習せよ¹ 練習しろ²	れんしゅうせよ¹ れんしゅうしろ²	renshū seyo¹ renshū shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	練習される	れんしゅうされる	renshū sareru
Causative	練習させる 練習さす	れんしゅうさせる れんしゅうさす	renshū saseru renshū sasu
Potential	練習できる	れんしゅうできる	renshū dekiru
Volitional	練習しよう	れんしゅうしよう	renshū shiyō
Negative	練習しない	れんしゅうしない	renshū shinai
Negative continuative	練習せず	れんしゅうせず	renshū sezu
Formal	練習します	れんしゅうします	renshū shimasu
Perfective	練習した	れんしゅうした	renshū shita
Conjunctive	練習して	れんしゅうして	renshū shite
Hypothetical conditional	練習すれば	れんしゅうすれば	renshū sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

References

1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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Korean

Hanja in this term
練	習

Noun

練習 • (yeonseup) (hangeul 연습)

1. Hanja form^? of 연습 (“practice”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
練	習

Verb

練習

1. Hán tự form of luyện tập (“to practice”).