实际上 實際上 shí jì shàng in fact / in reality / as a matter of fact / in practice syn 习惯 習慣 xí guàn habit / custom / usual practice / to be used to / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 练习 練習 liàn xí to practice / exercise / drill / practice / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 实际 實際 shí jì reality / practice / practical / realistic / real / actual syn 做法 zuò fǎ way of handling sth / method for making / work method / recipe / practice / CL:個|个[ge4] 作弊 zuò bì to practice fraud / to cheat / to engage in corrupt practices syn 实习 實習 shí xí to practice / field work / to intern / internship syn 常规 常規 cháng guī code of conduct / conventions / common practice / routine (medical procedure etc) syn 实行 實行 shí xíng to implement / to carry out / to put into practice syn 实践 實踐 shí jiàn practice / to put into practice / to live up to (a promise) / to carry out (a project) syn 惯例 慣例 guàn lì convention / usual practice syn 写字 寫字 xiě zì to write (by hand) / to practice calligraphy 开业 開業 kāi yè to open a business / to open a practice / open (for business) syn 行医 行醫 xíng yī to practice medicine (esp. in private practice) syn 例行公事 lì xíng gōng shì routine business / usual practice / mere formality 实用 實用 shí yòng to apply in practice / practical / functional / pragmatic / applied (science) syn 信教 xìn jiào religious belief / to practice a faith / to be religious syn 付诸 付諸 fù zhū to apply to / to put into (practice etc) / to put to (a test, a vote etc) syn 演练 演練 yǎn liàn to drill / to practice syn 施行 shī xíng to put in place / to put into practice / to take effect syn 生疏 shēng shū unfamiliar / strange / out of practice / not accustomed syn 始作俑者 shǐ zuò yǒng zhě lit. the first person to make funerary figurines (idiom) / fig. the originator of an evil practice 令人发指 令人髮指 lìng rén fà zhǐ (idiom) to make one feel a sense of revulsion / abhorrent / heinous / deeply disturbing syn 集训 集訓 jí xùn to train together / to practice as a group 练习场 練習場 liàn xí chǎng driving range (golf) / practice court / practice ground 从业 從業 cóng yè to practice (a trade) syn 修道 xiū dào to practice Daoism syn 贯彻 貫徹 guàn chè to implement / to put into practice / to carry out syn 苦练 苦練 kǔ liàn to train hard / to practice diligently / hard work / blood, sweat, and tears 操练 操練 cāo liàn drill / practice syn 作法 zuò fǎ course of action / method of doing sth / practice / modus operandi 修炼 修煉 xiū liàn (of Taoists) to practice austerities / to practice asceticism 风气 風氣 fēng qì general mood / atmosphere / common practice syn 纸上谈兵 紙上談兵 zhǐ shàng tán bīng lit. military tactics on paper (idiom) / fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice / armchair strategist / idle theorizing / cf Zhao Kuo 趙括|赵括[Zhao4 Kuo4] leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战[Chang2 ping2 zhi1 Zhan4] in 260 BC syn 闭关 閉關 bì guān to close the passes / to seal off the country / seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists) syn 节育 節育 jié yù to practice birth control 习武 習武 xí wǔ to practice martial arts 磨砺 磨礪 mó lì to sharpen on grindstone / to improve oneself by practice syn 陋习 陋習 lòu xí corrupt practice / bad habits / malpractice syn 弄虚作假 弄虛作假 nòng xū zuò jiǎ to practice fraud (idiom) / by trickery syn 身体力行 身體力行 shēn tǐ lì xíng to practice what one preaches (idiom) syn 练功 練功 liàn gōng to do tai chi / to practice kung-fu (or other martial art) / to train (for dancing, acrobatics etc) syn 习作 習作 xí zuò (writing, drawing, calligraphy etc) to apply oneself to producing practice pieces / a practice piece / an exercise 布施 bù shī Dana (Buddhist practice of giving) syn 苦行 kǔ xíng ascetic practice syn 习气 習氣 xí qì custom / practice (usu. a regrettable one) syn 任人唯亲 任人唯親 rèn rén wéi qīn (idiom) to appoint people by favoritism / to practice cronyism (or nepotism) 积习 積習 jī xí old habit (usually bad) / inbred custom / deep-rooted practice syn 拉练 拉練 lā liàn (military) to undergo field training (camping, bivouacking, route marching, live fire practice etc) / (sports) to get into peak condition by competing overseas 盘剥 盤剝 pán bō to exploit / to practice usury syn 练字 練字 liàn zì to practice writing characters 女体盛 女體盛 nǚ tǐ chéng nyotaimori or "body sushi", Japanese practice of serving sushi on the body of a naked woman 故事 gù shì old practice 实务 實務 shí wù practice (customary action, as opposed to theory) / practical 修练 修練 xiū liàn to practice (an activity) / to perform 修习 修習 xiū xí to study / to practice 比划 比劃 bǐ hua to gesture / to gesticulate / to practice the moves of a martial art by imitating the teacher / to fight / to come to blows syn 道行 dào héng skills acquired through religious practice / (fig.) ability / skill / Taiwan pr. [dao4 hang5] 例题 例題 lì tí problem or question solved for illustrative purposes in the classroom / practice question (used in preparation for an exam) / sample question 习得 習得 xí dé to learn / to acquire (some skill through practice) / acquisition 英语角 英語角 yīng yǔ jiǎo English corner / spoken English practice group 力行 lì xíng to practice diligently / to act energetically 演武 yǎn wǔ to practice martial arts syn 跨部门 跨部門 kuà bù mén cross-practice 蔚然成风 蔚然成風 wèi rán chéng fēng to have become common practice (idiom) / to become a general trend syn 参禅 參禪 cān chán to practice Chan Buddhist meditation / to practice Zen meditation / to sit in meditation 天葬 tiān zàng sky burial (Tibetan funeral practice) 观想 觀想 guān xiǎng to visualize (Buddhist practice) 辟谷 辟穀 pì gǔ to abstain from eating cereals (Taoist practice) / to fast 棒喝 bàng hè practice in which a novice monk is shouted at or hit with a stick with the purpose of bringing about instant awakening (Buddhism) / to rebuke sternly 厉行节约 厲行節約 lì xíng jié yuē to practice strict economy (idiom) syn 习字 習字 xí zì to practice writing characters 操 cāo to grasp / to hold / to operate / to manage / to control / to steer / to exercise / to drill (practice) / to play / to speak (a language) syn 练 練 liàn to practice / to train / to drill / to perfect (one's skill) / exercise / (literary) white silk / to boil and scour raw silk syn 习 習 xí (bound form) to practice / to study / habit / custom syn 荒 huāng desolate / shortage / scarce / out of practice / absurd / uncultivated / to neglect syn 腊 臘 là ancient practice of offering sacrifices to the gods in the 12th lunar month / the 12th lunar month / (bound form) (of meat, fish etc) cured in winter, esp. in the 12th lunar month syn 熟能生巧 shú néng shēng qiǎo with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom) / practice makes perfect syn 老皇历 老皇曆 lǎo huáng lì (lit.) past years' almanac / (fig.) ancient history / obsolete practice / old-fashioned principle syn 谘 諮 zī simplified form of 諮 (Note: In practice, 咨 is usually used in simplified Chinese rather than 谘, even though 咨 is not officially designated as the simplified form of 諮.) 定例 dìng lì usual practice / routine syn 通例 tōng lì general rule / standard practice 荒疏 huāng shū to be out of practice / rusty syn 暮鼓晨钟 暮鼓晨鐘 mù gǔ chén zhōng lit. evening drum, morning bell (idiom) / fig. Buddhist monastic practice / the passage of time in a disciplined existence 晨钟暮鼓 晨鐘暮鼓 chén zhōng mù gǔ lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom) / fig. encouragement to study or progress 临帖 臨帖 lín tiè to practice calligraphy from a model syn 法论功 法論功 fǎ lún gōng erroneous variant of 法輪功|法轮功[Fa3 lun2 gong1], Falungong (proscribed Chinese spiritual practice) 媛 yuàn (bound form) beautiful woman (in practice, often pronounced [yuan2]) / Taiwan pr. [yuan2] syn 肄 yì to learn / to practice or study (old) 付诸实施 付諸實施 fù zhū shí shī to put into practice / to carry out (idiom) 萨蒂 薩蒂 sà dì sati (illegal Hindu practice) 名不副实 名不副實 míng bù fù shí the name does not reflect the reality (idiom) / more in name than in fact / Reality does not live up to the name. / Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out. syn 定规 权规 dìng guī to decide / to determine / established practice / (dialect) firmly resolved (to do sth) syn 群起而攻之 qún qǐ ér gōng zhī the masses rise to attack it (idiom) / Everyone is against the idea. / universally abhorrent 不经一事不长一智 不經一事不長一智 bù jīng yī shì bù zhǎng yī zhì you can't gain knowledge without practice / wisdom comes from experience 包揽词讼 包攬詞訟 bāo lǎn cí sòng to canvas for lawsuits (idiom) / to practice chicanery 坐而论道 坐而論道 zuò ér lùn dào to sit and pontificate / to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiom) syn 引而不发 引而不發 yǐn ér bù fā to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius) / ready and waiting for action / to go through the motions / to practice / a trial run syn 业精于勤 業精於勤 yè jīng yú qín mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study. / Excellence in work is only possible with diligence. / Practice makes perfect. 