# 苦练 (kǔliàn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 苦练 (kǔliàn) means “to train hard; to practice hard”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to train hard; to practice hard
- Pinyin: kǔliàn (ku3 lian4)
- Traditional: 苦練
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 经过多年苦练，她终于夺冠了。
  Jīngguò duōnián kǔliàn, tā zhōngyú duóguàn le.
  After years of hard practice, she finally won the championship.

## Characters

- [苦](https://hanziro.com/word/ku-bitter/) (kǔ): bitter; hardship
- [练](https://hanziro.com/word/lian-practice/) (liàn): to practice; to train

https://hanziro.com/word/ku-lian-train-hard/

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