Chinese word

演习

Pronunciation

Pinyinyǎn xí

Meaning

  • noundrill

Example

公司组织了应急演习，以检查流程。gōng sī zǔ zhī le yìng jí yǎn xí yǐ jiǎn chá liú chéng

The company organized an emergency drill to check the procedures.

Illustration for 演习 (drill)

More examples

学校安排了消防演习，让师生熟悉疏散路线。xué xiào ān pái le xiāo fáng yǎn xí ràng shī shēng shú xī shū sàn lù xiàn

The school arranged a fire drill so that teachers and students could become familiar with the evacuation route.

Core concept

A planned rehearsal in a set situation, where people carry out procedures to test them and build skill.

Common phrases

  • 应急演习yìng jí yǎn xí

    emergency drill

  • 军事演习jūn shì yǎn xí

    military drill

  • 消防演习xiāo fáng yǎn xí

    fire drill

  • 参加演习cān jiā yǎn xí

    participate in a drill

Similar words

演练yǎn liàn: A practice exercise that tests procedures and communication for an expected situation.
训练xùn liàn: Ongoing training that develops ability through repeated practice.
练习liàn xí: Practice repeated to develop a skill or gain knowledge.
模拟mó nǐ: The recreation of a real situation or procedure for testing results and identifying problems.

Definition in Chinese

为检验程序或训练人员，在模拟或预设情境中按计划进行的有组织的演练或训练活动。wèi jiǎn yàn chéng xù huò xùn liàn rén yuán zài mó nǐ huò yù shè qíng jìng zhōng àn jì huà jìn xíng de yǒu zǔ zhī de yǎn liàn huò xùn liàn huó dòng

Word origin

演 (yǎn, "perform") + 习 (xí, "practice") joins the ideas of acting out a scenario and practicing it, giving the word its sense of an organized drill.

Usage tips

  • This word commonly appears in notices about fire, evacuation, emergency, or disaster-response exercises, where a group follows a set plan rather than simply studying it.

Other meanings

  • practiceverb

Opposites

  • 实战shí zhànactual combatnoun

Related words

  • 演习场yǎn xí chǎngtraining groundnoun
  • 演习基地yǎn xí jī dìtraining basenoun

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