操练
Old HSK 6
操练 (cāoliàn) · to drill
操练 (cāoliàn) means “to drill; to practise”. It is written with 2 characters: 操 (to conduct) + 练 (to practice). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 操练 is built
The characters
操 cāo · to conduct
What 操 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 喿zào — the sound of birds chirping
- 品pǐn — article
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 品pǐn — article
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 喿 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
练 liàn · to practice
What 练 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 柬jiǎn — card
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 柬 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
士兵们在操场上操练。Shìbīngmen zài cāochǎng shàng cāoliàn.The soldiers are drilling on the parade ground.
学生们每天早上操练队列。Xuéshengmen měitiān zǎoshang cāoliàn duìliè.The students practise formation drills every morning.
Questions about 操练
What does 操练 mean?
操练 (cāoliàn) means “to drill; to practise”.
How do you pronounce 操练?
操练 is pronounced cāoliàn.
Which HSK level is 操练?
操练 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 操场cāochǎngsports field
- 操作cāozuòto operate
- 体操tǐcāogymnastics
- 操心cāoxīnto worry about
- 操劳cāoláoto work hard
- 操纵cāozòngto operate
- 练习liànxíto practice
- 教练jiàoliàncoach
- 训练xùnliànto train
- 熟练shúliànskilled
Learn 操练 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 21: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.