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The Chinese word shijian - 实践 - shíjiàn
(practice in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
shíjiàn
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English translations
practice, to put into practice,
to live up to
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实践 ( shijian / shíjiàn ) in traditional characters
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Shijian shi zui hao de laoshi.
Shíjiàn shì zuì hǎo de lǎoshī.– English translation: Practice is the best teacher.
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WAHR | to act on
实践 ( shijian / shíjiàn ) belongs to the 100 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 76)
实践 ( shijian / shíjiàn ) belongs to the 100 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 76)
More words that mean practice in Chinese
shíjì ( 实际 )
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