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If training or drill is important to you (especially for military drill and training), 訓練 might be just the thing for a drill master to hang behind his/her desk.
This term is universal in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja. It can also mean practice or exercise, depending on context.
練 is a Chinese, Japanese, and Korean word that is the simplest way to say practice, train, drill, exercise, or to describe the effort taken to perfect one's skill.
(for body or mind)
鍛煉/鍛鍊 means to exercise in much the same way we use the word exercise in English.
This can be exercising your body at the gym or exercising your mind in studies. Most of the time, this refers to physical exercise.
This can also be translated as to temper, to toughen, to train, to drill, to forge, or simply discipline.
There is more than one way to translate the ancient Chinese military proverb, 平时多流汗战时少流血. Here are a few interpretations:
A drop of sweat spent in a drill is a drop of blood saved in war.
More practice will give one a better chance of success in real situations.
The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in battle.
I heard this many times when I was a U.S. Marine but I had no idea at the time that it was actually an old Chinese proverb.
See Also: Blood Sweat and Tears
Drill a hole in the wall to get light to read by.
鑿壁偷光 is a Chinese proverb that means “Bore a hole in the wall to make use of the neighbor's light to study.”
This is a nice gift for a very studious person.
Kuang Heng was born during the Western Han period. He has been very fond of reading ever since he was young. However, he could not attend school since his family was poor, and he had to borrow books from people to learn.
To borrow these books, he normally did chores for people who had them. When he became older, he had to work in the field from sunrise to sunset since his family's financial situation did not improve. Thus, he tried to study at night, but he had no lamp.
One day, he noticed the light from the neighbor's house coming through a crack in the wall. This made him very happy, so he dug a larger hole from the crack and read in the light that shone through. This diligent study eventually made him an accomplished person.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your drill search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
練 练 see styles |
liàn lian4 lien ren れん |
More info & calligraphy: Practice / Train / Drill(surname) Ren To train, practise, drill, exercise. |
訓練 训练 see styles |
xùn liàn xun4 lian4 hsün lien kunren くんれん |
More info & calligraphy: Training / Drill(noun, transitive verb) training; drill; practice; discipline |
チャック see styles |
chakku チャック |
More info & calligraphy: Chuck |
燧 see styles |
suì sui4 sui hiuchi ひうち |
(bound form) material or tool used to light a fire by means of friction or the sun's rays; (bound form) beacon fire (alarm signal in border regions), esp. one lit during daytime to produce smoke hand drilling (to start a fire); hand drill; (place-name, surname) Hiuchi flame |
耬 耧 see styles |
lóu lou2 lou |
drill for sowing grain |
釺 钎 see styles |
qiān qian1 ch`ien chien |
a drill (for boring through rock) |
鑽 钻 see styles |
zuàn zuan4 tsuan san たがね |
drill; auger; diamond (1) (kana only) chisel; (2) (kana only) burin; graver; engraving tool; (3) (kana only) gad; jumper; mining tool To bore, pierce; an awl. |
鑿 凿 see styles |
záo zao2 tsao nomi のみ |
(bound form) chisel; to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig; (literary) certain; authentic; irrefutable; also pr. [zuo4] (kana only) chisel; (surname) Nomi to drill |
修煉 修炼 see styles |
xiū liàn xiu1 lian4 hsiu lien shuuren / shuren しゅうれん |
(of Taoists) to practice austerities; to practice asceticism (noun/participle) training; drill; practice; practising; discipline |
修練 修练 see styles |
xiū liàn xiu1 lian4 hsiu lien shuuren / shuren しゅうれん |
to practice (an activity); to perform (noun/participle) training; drill; practice; practising; discipline |
修錬 see styles |
shuuren / shuren しゅうれん |
(noun/participle) training; drill; practice; practising; discipline |
元い see styles |
motoi もとい |
(interjection) (1) (kana only) (in drill, calisthenics, etc.) as you were; return to your original position!; (interjection) (2) (kana only) (used in speech to correct oneself) (See 元へ・2) er, rather |
元へ see styles |
motohe もとへ |
(interjection) (1) (kana only) (in drill, calisthenics, etc.) as you were; return to your original position!; (interjection) (2) (kana only) (used in speech to correct oneself) er, rather |
出操 see styles |
chū cāo chu1 cao1 ch`u ts`ao chu tsao |
to drill; to exercise; to go outdoors for physical exercise |
卡盤 卡盘 see styles |
qiǎ pán qia3 pan2 ch`ia p`an chia pan |
chuck (for a drill etc) |
報數 报数 see styles |
bào shù bao4 shu4 pao shu |
number off! (command in military drill); count off! |
夾盤 夹盘 see styles |
jiā pán jia1 pan2 chia p`an chia pan |
chuck (for a drill etc) |
実習 see styles |
jisshuu / jisshu じっしゅう |
(noun, transitive verb) practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill |
弓錐 see styles |
yumigiri ゆみぎり |
bow drill |
手鑽 手钻 see styles |
shǒu zuàn shou3 zuan4 shou tsuan |
gimlet; hand drill |
打洞 see styles |
dǎ dòng da3 dong4 ta tung |
to punch a hole; to drill a hole; to dig a hole; to burrow |
打眼 see styles |
dǎ yǎn da3 yan3 ta yen |
to drill or bore a hole; to attract attention; conspicuous |
搾る see styles |
shiboru しぼる |
(transitive verb) (1) to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; (2) to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milk; (3) to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); (4) to extort; to exploit; (5) to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold; to rebuke; (6) to drill into; to train; (7) to narrow down (one's focus); to whittle down; (8) to gather up (curtain, etc.); to tighten (drawstring); (9) to stop down (lens); (10) to turn down (e.g. radio); (11) to bend (bow); to draw; (12) (sumo) to hold down; to constrict; to immobilize |
操典 see styles |
cāo diǎn cao1 dian3 ts`ao tien tsao tien souten / soten そうてん |
drill book drill manual |
操坪 see styles |
cāo píng cao1 ping2 ts`ao p`ing tsao ping |
drill ground |
操場 操场 see styles |
cāo chǎng cao1 chang3 ts`ao ch`ang tsao chang |
playground; sports field; drill ground; CL:個|个[ge4] |
操法 see styles |
cāo fǎ cao1 fa3 ts`ao fa tsao fa souhou / soho そうほう |
drill rules (See 文楽) manipulation techniques (e.g. puppets); handling techniques |
操演 see styles |
cāo yǎn cao1 yan3 ts`ao yen tsao yen |
drill; exercise; demonstration; to demonstrate |
操練 操练 see styles |
cāo liàn cao1 lian4 ts`ao lien tsao lien souren / soren そうれん |
drill; practice (noun/participle) drill (esp. military); training |
操課 操课 see styles |
cāo kè cao1 ke4 ts`ao k`o tsao ko |
military drill |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Training Drill | 訓練 训练 | kunren | xùn liàn / xun4 lian4 / xun lian / xunlian | hsün lien / hsünlien |
Practice Train Drill | 練 练 | ren | liàn / lian4 / lian | lien |
Exercise | 鍛煉 / 鍛鍊 锻炼 | duàn liàn duan4 lian4 duan lian duanlian | tuan lien tuanlien |
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The More We Sweat in Training, The Less We Bleed in Battle | 平時多流汗戰時少流血 平时多流汗战时少流血 | píng shí duō liú hàn zhàn shí shǎo liú xuè ping2 shi2 duo1 liu2 han4 zhan4 shi2 shao3 liu2 xue4 ping shi duo liu han zhan shi shao liu xue | p`ing shih to liu shih shao liu hsüeh ping shih to liu shih shao liu hsüeh |
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Diligent Study Proverb | 鑿壁偷光 凿壁偷光 | záo bì tōu guāng zao2 bi4 tou1 guang1 zao bi tou guang zaobitouguang | tsao pi t`ou kuang tsaopitoukuang tsao pi tou kuang |
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In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
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