Chinese Conversation · Level 38
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Chinese word
排练
Pronunciation
Pinyinpái liàn
Meaning
- verbrehearse
Example
他们在排练新的节目。tā men zài pái liàn xīn de jié mù
They are rehearsing a new show.
More examples
演员在后台排练台词。yǎn yuán zài hòu tái pái liàn tái cí
The actors are backstage rehearsing their lines.
Core concept
Performers repeatedly follow the full sequence of a show while correcting small problems and making their parts fit together.
Common phrases
排练节目pái liàn jié mù
rehearse a show
排练台词pái liàn tái cí
rehearse lines
排练合唱曲pái liàn hé chàng qǔ
rehearse a choral piece
Similar words
练习liàn xí: Practice again and again to develop a skill or learn something, alone or with a small group.
彩排cǎi pái: Rehearse a show from start to finish under performance conditions to inspect its final quality.
Definition in Chinese
为演出或节目在正式呈现前按顺序反复练习并调整动作、台词和配合，以使整体流程流畅、默契一致的准备过程。wèi yǎn chū huò jié mù zài zhèng shì chéng xiàn qián àn shùn xù fǎn fù liàn xí bìng tiáo zhěng dòng zuò tái cí hé pèi hé yǐ shǐ zhéng tǐ liú chéng liú chàng mò qì yí zhì de zhǔn bèi guò chéng
Word origin
The compound 排 (pái, "arrange in order") + 练 (liàn, "train through repetition") links a complete ordered run with the repeated work needed to make it ready for an audience.
Usage tips
- It applies to plays, concerts, dances, speeches, and other programs, so the focus is on getting the complete presentation to work together.
Other meanings
- practiceverb
- run throughverb
Opposites
- 表演biáo yǎnperformverb
Related words
- 排练室pái liàn shìrehearsal roomnoun
- 排练场pái liàn chǎngrehearsal venuenoun