HSK · Level 37
120 words
Chinese word
演练
Pronunciation
Pinyinyǎn liàn
Meaning
- verbpractice
Example
学校今天要演练疏散路线。xué xiào jīn tiān yào yǎn liàn shū sàn lù xiàn
The school will practice the evacuation route today.
More examples
社区组织居民演练地震避难的流程。shè qū zǔ zhī jū mín yǎn liàn dì zhèn bì nàn de liú chéng
The community organized residents to practice the earthquake evacuation procedure.
Core concept
A safe run-through of a planned response, with real procedures tested before they are needed.
Common phrases
演练火灾逃生yǎn liàn huǒ zāi táo shēng
practice escaping a fire
演练地震避难yǎn liàn dì zhèn bì nàn
practice earthquake evacuation
演练应急疏散yǎn liàn yìng jí shū sàn
practice emergency evacuation
Similar words
演习yǎn xí: Hold a group exercise that copies real actions for safety or tactical preparation.
训练xùn liàn: Build skills or abilities through repeated practice and instruction.
练习liàn xí: Repeat an activity to develop and check a skill or piece of knowledge.
Definition in Chinese
为验证方案或提高应变能力而进行的有计划的模拟操练。wèi yàn zhèng fāng àn huò tí gāo yìng biàn néng lì ér jìn xíng de yǒu jì huà de mó nǐ cāo liàn
Word origin
演 (yǎn, "to perform or show") + 练 (liàn, "to train through practice") forms the idea of practicing a performance or procedure by carrying it out.
Usage tips
- In conversation, the word often signals that people are testing coordination as a group, so it fits announcements about plans and procedures better than casual talk about personal practice.
Other meanings
- drillnoun
- exercisenoun
Opposites
- 实操shí cāoperform for realverb
Related words
- 演练方案yǎn liàn fāng àndrill plannoun
- 演练记录yǎn liàn jì lùdrill recordnoun