苦练 kǔliàn HSK7 train hard Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All meanings (2) All meanings 3 kǔliàn 3 train hard 2hard work 1 3 sentences 他为了比赛每天苦练书法。 tā wèi le bǐsài měi tiān kǔliàn shūfǎ. He practices calligraphy hard every day for the competition. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary为了练就这一手厨艺绝技,他苦练了整整十年。 wèile liànjiù zhè yīshǒu chúyì juéjì, tā kǔliàn le zhěngzhěng shí nián. In order to master this culinary skill, he practiced hard for ten whole years. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary冰冻三尺非一日之寒,他的成功离不开长期的苦练。 bīngdòngsānchǐ fēi yī rì zhī hán, tā de chénggōng líbukāi chángqī de kǔliàn. Rome wasn't built in a day; his success is inseparable from long-term hard practice. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary