lou5 lin6老練老练
Jyutpinglou5 lin6
Yalelóuh lihn
Definition
Experienced, skillful, practiced, or mature in technique or mindset.
- skillful, practiced, and highly proficient in a technique or skill
- mature, worldly-wise, and experienced in mindset or attitude
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How it's used
Describes a high level of proficiency or a worldly, sophisticated mindset that comes from long-term practice. While it can refer to technical skill, it is frequently used to describe someone who handles social situations or complex problems with a calm, seasoned confidence. It carries a positive connotation of being reliable and capable, rather than just being old.
Examples
Their way of working is very skillful, they don't seem like a beginner at all.
Looking at how experienced they seem, they must have been doing this for a long time, right?
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Common phrases
skillful technique
experienced in handling affairs
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 老, which simply means old. Using 老練 to describe an elderly person might imply they are cunning or worldly-wise in a way that could be perceived as manipulative or overly calculating, depending on the context.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
