过 過 guò to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / excessively / too- syn 济 濟 jì to cross a river / to aid or relieve / to be of help syn 故事 gù shì old practice 实际 實際 shí jì reality / practice / practical / realistic / real / actual syn 实践 實踐 shí jiàn practice / to put into practice / to live up to (a promise) / to carry out (a project) syn 实行 實行 shí xíng to implement / to carry out / to put into practice syn 实用 實用 shí yòng to apply in practice / practical / functional / pragmatic / applied (science) 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 贯彻 貫徹 guàn chè to implement / to put into practice / to carry out syn 实习 實習 shí xí to practice / field work / to intern / internship syn 穿越 chuān yuè to pass through / to traverse / to cross syn 交叉 jiāo chā to cross / to intersect / to overlap syn 过渡 過渡 guò dù to cross over (by ferry) / transition / interim / caretaker (administration) syn 作弊 zuò bì to practice fraud / to cheat / to engage in corrupt practices syn 风气 風氣 fēng qì general mood / atmosphere / common practice syn 惯例 慣例 guàn lì convention / usual practice syn 苦练 苦練 kǔ liàn to train hard / to practice diligently / hard work / blood, sweat, and tears 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] 操练 操練 cāo liàn drill / practice syn 生疏 shēng shū unfamiliar / strange / out of practice / not accustomed syn 习得 習得 xí dé to learn / to acquire (some skill through practice) / acquisition 练字 練字 liàn zì to practice writing characters 观想 觀想 guān xiǎng to visualize (Buddhist practice) 厉行节约 厲行節約 lì xíng jié yuē to practice strict economy (idiom) syn 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 过五关斩六将 過五關斬六將 guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom) / fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) 习字 習字 xí zì to practice writing characters 横 橫 héng horizontal / across / crosswise / horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters) / to place (sth) flat (on a surface) / to cross (a river, etc) / in a jumble / chaotic / (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable / violent syn 实际上 實際上 shí jì shàng in fact / in reality / as a matter of fact / in practice syn 做法 zuò fǎ way of handling sth / method for making / work method / recipe / practice / CL:個|个[ge4] 实务 實務 shí wù practice (customary action, as opposed to theory) / practical 修炼 修煉 xiū liàn (of Taoists) to practice austerities / to practice asceticism 开业 開業 kāi yè to open a business / to open a practice / open (for business) syn 常规 常規 cháng guī code of conduct / conventions / common practice / routine (medical procedure etc) syn 从业 從業 cóng yè to practice (a trade) syn 施行 shī xíng to put in place / to put into practice / to take effect syn 过关 過關 guò guān to cross a barrier / to get through (an ordeal) / to pass (a test) / to reach (a standard) syn 越过 越過 yuè guò to cross over / to transcend / to cover distance / to overcome / to rise above syn 超标 超標 chāo biāo to cross the limit / to be over the accepted norm / excessive 十字 shí zì cross road / cross-shaped / crucifix / the character ten 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 渡过 渡過 dù guò to cross over / to pass through syn 演练 演練 yǎn liàn to drill / to practice syn 写字 寫字 xiě zì to write (by hand) / to practice calligraphy 越野 yuè yě cross country 交锋 交鋒 jiāo fēng to cross swords / to have a confrontation (with sb) syn 作法 zuò fǎ course of action / method of doing sth / practice / modus operandi 集训 集訓 jí xùn to train together / to practice as a group 相交 xiāng jiāo to cross over (e.g. traffic) / to intersect / to make friends syn 磨难 磨難 mó nàn a torment / a trial / tribulation / a cross (to bear) / well-tried syn 付诸 付諸 fù zhū to apply to / to put into (practice etc) / to put to (a test, a vote etc) syn 十字架 shí zì jià cross / crucifix / yoke one has to endure 修练 修練 xiū liàn to practice (an activity) / to perform 修道 xiū dào to practice Daoism syn 跨过 跨過 kuà guò to surmount / to cross over syn 红十字会 紅十字會 hóng shí zì huǐ Red Cross 修习 修習 xiū xí to study / to practice 习武 習武 xí wǔ to practice martial arts 过马路 過馬路 guò mǎ lù to cross the street 横流 橫流 héng liú to overflow / transverse flow / to flow over / cross flow syn 弄虚作假 弄虛作假 nòng xū zuò jiǎ to practice fraud (idiom) / by trickery syn 习作 習作 xí zuò (writing, drawing, calligraphy etc) to apply oneself to producing practice pieces / a practice piece / an exercise 闭关 閉關 bì guān to close the passes / to seal off the country / seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists) syn 行医 行醫 xíng yī to practice medicine (esp. in private practice) syn 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 断层 斷層 duàn céng fault (geology) (CL:道[dao4]) / (fig.) gap / rupture (in the transmission of some skill) / (tomography) cross-sectional 截面 jié miàn section / cross-section syn 盘问 盤問 pán wèn to interrogate / to cross-examine / to inquire syn 盘膝 盤膝 pán xī cross-legged 身体力行 身體力行 shēn tǐ lì xíng to practice what one preaches (idiom) syn 横穿 橫穿 héng chuān to cross / to traverse 磨砺 磨礪 mó lì to sharpen on grindstone / to improve oneself by practice syn 翻越 fān yuè to cross / to surmount / to transcend syn 渡河 dù hé to cross a river syn 斜眼 xié yǎn to look askance / cross or wall-eyed 布施 bù shī Dana (Buddhist practice of giving) syn 红十字 紅十字 hóng shí zì Red Cross syn 盘腿 盤腿 pán tuǐ to sit cross-legged / to sit in the lotus position syn 陋习 陋習 lòu xí corrupt practice / bad habits / malpractice 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 始作俑者 shǐ zuò yǒng zhě lit. the first person to make funerary figurines (idiom) / fig. the originator of an evil practice 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 习气 習氣 xí qì custom / practice (usu. a regrettable one) syn 十字绣 十字繡 shí zì xiù cross-stitch 横贯 橫貫 héng guàn horizontal traverse / to cut across / to cross transversally 横渡 橫渡 héng dù to cross (a body of water) 过场 過場 guò chǎng interlude / to cross the stage / to do sth as a mere formality / to go through the motions syn 英语角 英語角 yīng yǔ jiǎo English corner / spoken English practice group 盘剥 盤剝 pán bō to exploit / to practice usury syn 例行公事 lì xíng gōng shì routine business / usual practice / mere formality 节育 節育 jié yù to practice birth control 力行 lì xíng to practice diligently / to act energetically 负气 負氣 fù qì in a pique / sulky / cross syn 越界 yuè jiè to cross a border / to overstep a bound 跨境 kuà jìng cross-border 同舟共济 同舟共濟 tóng zhōu gòng jì cross a river in the same boat (idiom) / fig. having common interests / obliged to collaborate towards common goals syn 