练 习 生

liàn xí shēngdictionary entry

(dated, except in Taiwan) trainee / apprentice / probationary employee / (entertainment) trainee performer undergoing systematic training prior to debut (esp. in idol groups)

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

練習生 练习生 [lian4 xi2 sheng1] /(dated, except in Taiwan) trainee; apprentice; probationary employee/(entertainment) trainee performer undergoing systematic training prior to debut (esp. in idol groups)/

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Other forms in these source records: 練習生

练
liàn
to practice / to train / to drill / to perfect (one's skill) / exercise / (literary) white silk / to boil and scour raw silk
习
xí
(bound form) to practice / to study / habit / custom
Xí
surname Xi
生
shēng
to grow / to give birth / to produce / to be born / to arise / to occur / to light (a fire) / to live / to be alive / life / raw / uncooked / unprocessed / unfamiliar / strange / (bound form) student / person engaged in a field / (bound form) male role in traditional opera / (bound form) life / lifetime / (bound form) means of livelihood / (bound form) very / intensely (as in 生疼[shēng téng]) / (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽[shēng lā yìng zhuài])

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