Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

fulfill (a promise); tread; walk

Chinese: 践行、踩踏。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “jian” becomes a different word in each tone. 践 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 实践shí jiànpractice; to put into practice; to live up to (a promise); to carry out (a project)
  • 践踏jiàn tàto trample
  • 作践zuò jiànto ill-use; to humiliate; to degrade; to ruin
  • 践行jiàn xíngto carry out; to implement; to keep (one's word)
  • 践约jiàn yuēto keep a promise; to honor an agreement

Example Sentence

我们不能光说不做,要把计划付诸实践。Wǒ men bù néng guāng shuō bú zuò, yào bǎ jì huà fù zhū shí jiàn.We cannot just talk; we should put the plan into practice.

我们Wǒ menwe不能bù néngcannotguānglightshuōto speaknotzuòto makeyàoto want(marks the object)计划jì huàplan付诸fù zhūto apply to实践shí jiànpractice