| 練 | [ liàn ] to practice, to train, to drill, to perfect (one's skill), exercise, (literary) white silk, to boil and scour raw silk |
| 練兵 | [ liàn bīng ] to drill troops, army training |
| 練功 | [ liàn gōng ] to do tai chi, to practice kung-fu (or other martial art), to train (for dancing, acrobatics etc) |
| 練字 | [ liàn zì ] to practice writing characters |
| 練就 | [ liàn jiù ] to master (a skill) |
| 練手 | [ liàn shoǔ ] to practice a skill |
| 練習 | [ liàn xí ] to practice, exercise, drill, practice, CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 練習冊 | [ liàn xí cè ] exercise booklet |
| 練習場 | [ liàn xí chǎng ] driving range (golf), practice court, practice ground |
| 練習本 | [ liàn xí běn ] exercise book, workbook, CL:本[ben3] |
| 練達 | [ liàn dá ] experienced, sophisticated, worldly-wise |
| ⇒ 修練 | [ xiū liàn ] to practice (an activity), to perform |
| ⇒ 光說不練 | [ guāng shuō bù liàn ] all talk and no action (idiom), to preach what one does not practice, same as 光說不做|光说不做[guang1 shuo1 bu4 zuo4] |
| ⇒ 凝練 | [ níng liàn ] concise, compact, condensed |
| ⇒ 創練 | [ chuàng liàn ] to form and train (a military unit), to create and practice (a martial art), to train oneself (by real-life experience) |
| ⇒ 勤學苦練 | [ qín xué kǔ liàn ] to study diligently, to train assiduously |
| ⇒ 半熟練 | [ bàn shú liàn ] semiskilled |
| ⇒ 團練 | [ tuán liàn ] local militia formed to suppress peasant rebellion (old) |
| ⇒ 在職訓練 | [ zaì zhí xùn liàn ] on-the-job training |
| ⇒ 外展訓練 | [ waì zhǎn xùn liàn ] outdoor education program |
| ⇒ 幹練 | [ gàn liàn ] capable and experienced |
| ⇒ 彩練 | [ caǐ liàn ] colored ribbon |
| ⇒ 拉練 | [ lā liàn ] (military) to undergo field training (camping, bivouacking, route marching, live fire practice etc), (sports) to get into peak condition by competing overseas |
| ⇒ 拓展訓練 | [ tuò zhǎn xùn liàn ] outdoor education program |
| ⇒ 排練 | [ paí liàn ] to rehearse, rehearsal |
| ⇒ 操練 | [ caō liàn ] drill, practice |
| ⇒ 教練 | [ liàn ] instructor, sports coach, trainer, CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] |
| ⇒ 教練員 | [ liàn yuán ] sports coach, training personnel |
| ⇒ 教練機 | [ liàn jī ] trainer (aircraft) |
| ⇒ 晨練 | [ chén liàn ] morning exercise |
| ⇒ 歷練 | [ lì liàn ] to learn through experience, experience, practiced, experienced |
| ⇒ 洗練 | [ xǐ liàn ] agile, nimble, deft |
| ⇒ 演練 | [ yǎn liàn ] to do a drill, to practice, training, drill |
| ⇒ 熟練 | [ shú liàn ] practiced, proficient, skilled, skillful |
| ⇒ 磨練 | [ mó liàn ] to temper oneself, to steel oneself, self-discipline, endurance |
| ⇒ 穩練 | [ wěn liàn ] steady and proficient, skilled and reliable |
| ⇒ 簡練 | [ jiǎn liàn ] terse, succinct |
| ⇒ 精練 | [ jīng liàn ] (textiles) to scour, to degum (silk), variant of 精煉|精炼[jing1 lian4] |
| ⇒ 精講多練 | [ jīng jiǎng duō liàn ] to speak concisely and practice frequently (idiom) |
| ⇒ 老練 | [ laǒ liàn ] seasoned, experienced |
| ⇒ 苦練 | [ kǔ liàn ] to train hard, to practice diligently, hard work, blood, sweat, and tears |
| ⇒ 訓練 | [ xùn liàn ] to train, to drill, training, CL:個|个[ge4] |
| ⇒ 訓練營 | [ xùn liàn yíng ] training camp |
| ⇒ 訓練者 | [ xùn liàn zhě ] trainer |
| ⇒ 語言訓練 | [ yǔ yán xùn liàn ] language training |
| ⇒ 諳練 | [ ān liàn ] conversant, skilled, proficient |
| ⇒ 負重訓練 | [ fù zhòng xùn liàn ] weight training |
| ⇒ 軍事訓練 | [ jūn shì xùn liàn ] military exercise, army drill |
| ⇒ 重量訓練 | [ zhòng liàng xùn liàn ] weight training (Tw) |
| ⇒ 間歇訓練 | [ jiàn xiē xùn liàn ] interval training |
| ⇒ 陪練 | [ peí liàn ] training partner, sparring partner |