drill formation; practice marching
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to drill formation; to practice marching in formation (before a parade or inspection)
Commonly used in military, school, or ceremonial contexts referring to the rehearsal of marching formations, often involving synchronized steps and positioning.
Wèi为
le了
guó国
qìng庆
yuè阅
bīng兵
，
shì士
bīng兵
men们
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
yào要
liàn练
duì队
bā八
xiǎo小
shí时
。
For the National Day parade, the soldiers drill for eight hours every day.
Míng明
tiān天
xué学
xiào校
jǔ举
xíng行
yùn运
dòng动
huì会
，
jīn今
tiān天
gè各
bān班
dōu都
zài在
cāo操
chǎng场
shàng上
liàn练
duì队
。
The school sports meet is tomorrow, so every class is practicing their marching formation on the playground today.
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Liàn练
duì队
shí时
yào要
zhù注
yì意
bù步
fá伐
yī一
zhì致
，
shǒu手
bì臂
bǎi摆
dòng动
fú幅
dù度
xiāng相
tóng同
。
When drilling formation, pay attention to keeping in step and swinging your arms to the same height.