HSK · Level 48
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Chinese word
实践
Pronunciation
Pinyinshí jiàn
Meaning
- nounpractice
Example
没有实践，知识很难变成能力。méi yǒu shí jiàn zhī shí hěn nán biàn chéng néng lì
Without practice, knowledge is hard to turn into ability.
More examples
学生在实践中学会了团队合作。xué shēng zài shí jiàn zhōng xué huì le tuán duì hé zuò
Students learned teamwork through practice.
Core concept
A working bridge between knowledge and results, built by acting, checking what happens, and improving the method.
Common phrases
在实践中zài shí jiàn zhōng
in practice
付诸实践fù zhū shí jiàn
put into practice
实践活动shí jiàn huó dòng
practice activities
Similar words
练习liàn xí: Repeated training with the same actions or problems to build a skill or strengthen knowledge.
经验jīng yàn: Knowledge, judgment, or skill gained through past events and actions.
实习shí xí: A period of learning through real work in a workplace or professional setting.
实验shí yàn: A planned trial or test used to check whether a theory or method is correct.
Definition in Chinese
用实际行动验证、应用知识或方法，以取得经验或改进工作的活动。yòng shí jì xíng dòng yàn zhèng yìng yòng zhī shí huò fāng fǎ yǐ qǔ dé jīng yàn huò gǎi jìn gōng zuò de huó dòng
Word origin
The word combines 实 (shí, "real") with 践 (jiàn, "to tread or fulfill"), linking real conditions with carrying an idea through in action.
Usage tips
- For native English speakers, practice often suggests repeated training, but 实践 (shíjiàn, "practice") more often points to testing a theory, method, or plan in real conditions.
Other meanings
- put into practiceverb
Opposites
- 理论lǐ lùntheorynoun
- 空想kōng xiǎngfantasynoun
Related words
- 实践者shí jiàn zhěpractitionernoun
- 社会实践shè huì shí jiànsocial practicenoun