Chinese symbol for “trainee”
练习生
liàn xí shēng
Traditional: 練習生
(dated, except in Taiwan) trainee; apprentice; probationary employee; (entertainment) trainee performer undergoing systematic training prior to debut (esp. in idol groups)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for trainee is 练习生 (liàn xí shēng), defined as: (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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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “trainee”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 练习生.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 训练 (訓練) | xùn liàn | to train; to drill |
| 教练 (教練) | jiào liàn | to coach; to train; instructor; sports coach; trainer (CL:位 (wèi),名 (míng)) |
| 练习 (練習) | liàn xí | to practice; exercise |
| 熟练 (熟練) | shú liàn | practiced; proficient |
| 演练 (演練) | yǎn liàn | to drill; to practice |
| 排练 (排練) | pái liàn | to rehearse; rehearsal |
| 学习 (學習) | xué xí | to learn; to study |
| 习惯 (習慣) | xí guàn | habit; custom |
| 发生 (發生) | fā shēng | to happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 发生问题 (fā shēng wèn tí) "a problem arises") |
See also: Japanese symbol for “trainee”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.