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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 苦练

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
苦练 kǔ liàn - to train hard
- to practice diligently
- hard work
- blood, sweat, and tears

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 9 25,587 18,892 24,696

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
苦 kǔ- bitter
- hardship
- pain
- to suffer
- to bring suffering to
- painstakingly
练 liàn- to practice
- to train
- to drill
- to perfect (one's skill)
- exercise
- (literary) white silk
- to boil and scour raw silk

Other Words Containing 苦练

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
苦练 - 9 25,587 18,892 24,696
勤学苦练 - - 60,026 54,791 72,500