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 往常 wǎng cháng usual / customary 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 惯用 慣用 guàn yòng to use habitually / habitual / customary 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 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 习惯性 習慣性 xí guàn xìng customary 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 朝拜 cháo bài to worship / to make customary deferences to / a pilgrimage 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 约定俗成 約定俗成 yuē dìng sú chéng established by popular usage (idiom) / common usage agreement / customary convention syn 习惯法 習慣法 xí guàn fǎ customary law / common law 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 惯常 慣常 guàn cháng usual / customary syn 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 