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演练 (yǎn liàn): Rehearse / drill (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

演练 consists of 2 characters.

to develop, to evolve, to perform

to practice, to train, to drill

Word Info

Pinyinyǎn liàn

Meaningrehearse / drill

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

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3.

How to Use 演练 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 演练 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith一遍

yǎn演

liàn练

yī一

biàn遍

neutralSpoken

run through a drill once

Adverb + Verbwith多次

duō多

cì次

yǎn演

liàn练

Adjective + Nounwith实战

shí实

zhàn战

yǎn演

liàn练

Verb + Objectwith进行

jìn进

xíng行

yǎn演

liàn练

4.

Example Sentences with 演练

wǒ我

men们

míng明

tiān天

yào要

yǎn演

liàn练

yī

neutral

repeated drills

neutral

live-action drill

formal

conduct a drill

一

xià下

。

We will have a drill tomorrow.

zài在

zhèng正

shì式

yǎn演

chū出

qián前

，

yǎn演

yuán员

men们

bì必

xū须

fǎn反

fù复

yǎn演

liàn练

měi每

yí一

mù幕

chǎng场

jǐng景

。

Before the official performance, the actors must repeatedly rehearse every scene.

nǐ你

men们

tuán团

duì队

shì是

fǒu否

yǐ已

jīng经

yǎn演

liàn练

guò过

yìng应

duì对

tū突

fā发

zhuàng状

kuàng况

de的

fāng方

àn案

？

Has your team already rehearsed the plan for dealing with emergencies?

xiāo消

fáng防

yuán员

jīng经

cháng常

jìn进

xíng行

miè灭

huǒ火

yǎn演

liàn练

。

Firefighters often conduct firefighting drills.

yóu由

yú于

shí时

jiān间

jǐn紧

pò迫

，

wǒ我

men们

gēn根

běn本

méi没

yǒu有

jī机

huì会

chōng充

fèn分

yǎn演

liàn练

zhè这

ge个

liú流

chéng程

。

Due to the tight schedule, we simply had no chance to fully rehearse this process.

zhōu周

mò末

wǒ我

men们

dé得

yǎn演

liàn练

yí一

xià下

hūn婚

lǐ礼

dāng当

tiān天

de的

liú流

chéng程

，

miǎn免

de得

chū出

cuò错

。

We need to rehearse the wedding day procedures this weekend to avoid any mistakes.

xué学

xiào校

zǔ组

zhī织

le了

yī一

cì次

dì地

zhèn震

táo逃

shēng生

yǎn演

liàn练

。

The school organized an earthquake evacuation drill.

zhè这

cì次

lián联

hé合

yǎn演

liàn练

bù不

jǐn仅

jiǎn检

yàn验

le了

xié协

tóng同

néng能

lì力

，

yě也

bào暴

lù露

le了

qián潜

zài在

de的

gōu沟

tōng通

wèn问

tí题

。

This joint drill not only tested the collaborative capability but also exposed underlying communication issues.