연습하다
yeonseuphada · TOPIK 1
to practice
🎹 연습 = 練習: drill (練) + learn by repeating (習), plus 하다 = to do
연습 comes from hanja 練習, the same word as Chinese 练习 and Japanese 練習 (renshū). 練 means to drill or refine, 習 means to learn through repetition. Add 하다 (to do) and the noun practice becomes the verb to practice.