lianxi

[freshy]

I'm new to the site. I ran across it last week and was impressed with the amount of traffic, so I joined.

I have a quick question: Lianxi. Verb. to practice

Could you also use lianxi as a noun?

I need a lot of practice.

Wo yao hen duo lianxi.

Or is there another word for the noun, practice?

Thanks

[Quest]

I need a lot of practice.

我要多练习。

wo yao duo lian xi.

It's still a verb here.

It can be used as a noun -- e.g. 如果你不去，这么多天来的练习不就白费了吗？

我要很多练习 -- however, is not quite right because the Chinese prefer using a verb phrase to express that same idea-- i.e. I need to practice a lot.

[Alveranter]

练习