Usage note
练习表示通过反复做来学习和提高。
liàn xí biǎo shì tōng guò fǎn fù zuò lái xué xí hé tí gāo。
练习 means learning and improving by doing something repeatedly.
Context note
练习常出现在作业、考试和技能学习里。
liàn xí cháng chū xiàn zài zuò yè 、 kǎo shì hé jì néng xué xí lǐ。
Practice often appears in homework, exams, and skill learning.
5 examples
这是练习题。
zhè shì liàn xí tí。
This is a practice question.
我做练习。
wǒ zuò liàn xí。
I do practice exercises.
练习写字很有用。
liàn xí xiě zì hěn yǒu yòng。
Practicing writing is very useful.
老师给我们练习。
lǎo shī gěi wǒ men liàn xí。
The teacher gave us practice.
每天练习一点点。
měi tiān liàn xí yì diǎn diǎn。
Practice a little every day.
5 mini stories
下课以后，我做了三道练习题。
xià kè yǐ hòu， wǒ zuò le sān dào liàn xí tí。
After class I did three practice questions.
练习写字的时候，我会先慢慢写。
liàn xí xiě zì de shí hòu， wǒ huì xiān màn màn xiě。
When practicing writing, I write slowly first.
老师说练习是学习的一部分。
lǎo shī shuō liàn xí shì xué xí de yí bù fen。
The teacher said practice is part of learning.
我把练习本放在书包里，明天还要用。
wǒ bǎ liàn xí běn fàng zài shū bāo lǐ， míng tiān hái yào yòng。
I put the practice notebook in my school bag and will use it tomorrow.
这次练习做完以后，我觉得更有信心了。
zhè cì liàn xí zuò wán yǐ hòu， wǒ jué de gèng yǒu xìn xīn le。
After finishing this practice, I felt more confident.
Mini dialogue
练习写字
A
你在做什么？
Nǐ zài zuò shénme?
What are you doing?
B
我在练习写汉字。
Wǒ zài liànxí xiě Hànzì.
I am practicing writing Chinese characters.
多练习
A
这个字好难写。
Zhège zì hǎo nán xiě.
This character is so hard to write.
B
别担心，多练习就会了。
Bié dānxīn, duō liànxí jiù huì le.
Don't worry, you'll get it with more practice.
Related words and contrasts
related
复习
fù xí
to review
练习 is practicing a skill; 复习 is reviewing learned material.
similar
训练
xùn liàn
training; to train
训练 is often used for physical or systematic training.