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實踐

简实践 · 繁實踐

Mandarin · pinyin shí jiàn

practice
to put into practice
to live up to (a promise)
to carry out (a project)

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實: shí · real, true, solid, honest
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实: shí · real, true; honest, sincere
践: jiàn · trample, tread upon, walk on

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2–4 · shi2 jian4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sat6 cin2 · sat6 cin5

Cantonese word readings for 實踐. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

practice (as opposed to theory)

verb

to practice; to put into practice; to fulfil

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