练出 (liàn chū) — to achieve or develop (something) through practice or training

Definition

A separable verb: 练 + 出, meaning the skill or result comes OUT of practice. Often pairs with 风格, 水平, or a body feature like 腹肌.

verb
to achieve or develop (something) through practice or training

Examples

  • ,练出。
    Jīng guò sān gè yuè de kè kǔ xùn liàn, tā zhōng yú liàn chū le bā kuài fù jī.
    After three months of hard training, he finally developed eight-pack abs.
  • ,练出。
    Tā měi tiān liàn xí gāng qín, yǐ jīng liàn chū le hěn gāo de shuǐ píng.
    She practices piano every day and has already achieved a very high level.
  • ,练出。
    Zài jiào liàn de zhǐ dǎo xià, tā liàn chū le zì jǐ dú tè de fēng gé.
    Under the coach's guidance, he developed his own unique style.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

练liànpractice

练 (practice) and 出 (out) combine to mean bringing a result out through training.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 練; 练 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
柬
柬jiǎn練liàn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 練 has 糸, silk, and 柬, which gives the sound. The simplified 练 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not historical.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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