实际上 實際上 shí jì shàng in fact / in reality / as a matter of fact / in practice syn 正常 zhèng cháng regular / normal / ordinary syn 通常 tōng cháng regular / usual / normal / usually / normally 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 平时 平時 píng shí ordinarily / in normal times / in peacetime 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 回复 回復 huí fù to recover / to revert / to return to (good health, normal condition etc) / variant of 回覆|回复[hui2fu4] syn 实习 實習 shí xí to practice / field work / to intern / internship syn 失常 shī cháng not normal / an aberration 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 偏偏 piān piān (indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately / as it happened / (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly / contrarily / against reason / (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely / only / of all people 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 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 常态 常態 cháng tài normal state 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 原位 yuán wèi original position / (in) the same place / normal position / the place where one currently is / in situ 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 照理 zhào lǐ according to reason / usually / in the normal course of events / to attend to 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 师大 師大 shī dà abbr. for 師範大學|师范大学[shi1 fan4 da4 xue2], normal university / teacher training college syn 正品 zhèng pǐn certified goods / quality product / normal product / A-class goods 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 一反常态 一反常態 yī fǎn cháng tài complete change from the normal state (idiom) / quite uncharacteristic / entirely outside the norm / out of character 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 正态分布 正態分佈 zhèng tài fēn bù (math.) normal distribution / Gaussian distribution 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 法线 法線 fǎ xiàn (geometry) normal line 故事 gù shì old practice 师范 師範 shī fàn teacher-training / pedagogical / normal (school, e.g. Beijing Normal University) syn 实务 實務 shí wù practice (customary action, as opposed to theory) / practical 师范大学 師範大學 shī fàn dà xué normal university / teacher training college syn 师范学院 師範學院 shī fàn xué yuàn teacher's college / normal school 规范性 規範性 guī fàn xìng normal / standard 修练 修練 xiū liàn to practice (an activity) / to perform 北京师范大学 北京師範大學 běi jīng shī fàn dà xué Beijing Normal University 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 对头 對頭 duì tóu correct / normal / to be on good terms with / on the right track / right 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 北师大 北師大 běi shī dà Beijing Normal University / abbr. for 北京師範大學|北京师范大学[Bei3 jing1 Shi1 fan4 Da4 xue2] 习得 習得 xí dé to learn / to acquire (some skill through practice) / acquisition 华东师范大学 華東師範大學 huá dōng shī fàn dà xué East China Normal University (ECNU) 华师大 華師大 huá shī dà East China Normal University (abbr. for 華東師範大學|华东师范大学[Hua2 dong1 Shi1 fan4 Da4 xue2]) 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 华东师大 華東師大 huá dōng shī dà East China Normal University (abbr. for 華東師範大學|华东师范大学[Hua2 dong1 Shi1 fan4 Da4 xue2]) 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) 还俗 還俗 huán sú to return to normal life (leaving a monastic order) 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 