太极
Tài jí
Pinyin

Definition

太极
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Tài jí
  1. the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

太
tài
  1. 1 highest
  2. 2 greatest
  3. 3 too (much)
  4. 4 very
  5. 5 extremely
太原
Tài yuán
  1. 1 Taiyuan prefecture level city and capital of Shanxi province 山西省 in central north China
太太
tài tai
  1. 1 married woman
  2. 2 Mrs.
  3. 3 Madam
  4. 4 wife
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
太平
Tài píng
  1. 1 place name
太平洋
Tài píng Yáng
  1. 1 Pacific Ocean
太白
Tài bái
  1. 1 Taibai County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Bǎo jī], Shaanxi
  2. 2 Venus
太监
tài jiàn
  1. 1 court eunuch
  2. 2 palace eunuch
太过
tài guò
  1. 1 excessively
  2. 2 too
太阳
tài yang
  1. 1 sun
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tài yáng xué]
正太
zhèng tài
  1. 1 young, cute boy
  2. 2 derived from Japanese loanword shotacon 正太控[zhèng tài kòng]
老太太
lǎo tài tai
  1. 1 elderly lady (respectful)
  2. 2 esteemed mother
  3. 3 CL:位[wèi]
亚太
Yà Tài
  1. 1 Asia-Pacific
亚太区
Yà Tài qū
  1. 1 Asian area
  2. 2 the Far East
  3. 3 Asia Pacific region
以太
yǐ tài
  1. 1 Ether-
以太网
Yǐ tài wǎng
  1. 1 Ethernet
加拉太书
Jiā lā tài shū
  1. 1 Epistle of St Paul to the Galatians
唐太宗
Táng Tài zōng
  1. 1 Emperor Taizong of Tang, reign name of second Tang emperor Li Shimin 李世民[Lǐ Shì mín] (599-649), reigned 626-649
外太空
wài tài kōng
  1. 1 outer space
太上皇
Tài shàng huáng
  1. 1 Taishang Huang
  2. 2 Retired Emperor
  3. 3 father of the reigning emperor
  4. 4 fig. puppet master
太保
Tài bǎo
  1. 1 Taibao or Taipao city in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan

Idioms (7)

天下太平
tiān xià tài píng
  1. 1 the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
  1. 1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
太平盛世
tài píng shèng shì
  1. 1 peace and prosperity (idiom)
太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
  1. 1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hell freezes over
  3. 3 pigs can fly
姜太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
Jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
  1. 1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
欺人太甚
qī rén tài shèn
  1. 1 to bully intolerably (idiom)
皇帝不急太监急
huáng dì bù jí tài jiàn jí
  1. 1 lit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the observers are more anxious than the person involved

Sample Sentences

我的部门有一群半吊子，遇到问题就踢皮球、打太极。
wǒ de bùmén yǒu yī qún bàndiàozi ，yùdào wèntí jiù tīpíqiú 、dǎtàijí 。
My department has a group of amateurs. They pass the buck or avoid responsibility as soon as there's an issue.
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刘教授，又在打太极拳啊。
Liú jiàoshòu ，yòu zài dǎ tàijíquán a 。
Professor Liu, practicing Tai Chi again, huh?
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别急，等你对太极、两仪、四象、八卦等等这些含义有了充分理解后，自然会用《易经》的语言来解释每一个卦义。
bié jí ，děng nǐ duì tàijí 、liǎngyí 、sìxiàng 、bāguà děngdeng zhèxiē hányì yǒu le chōngfèn lǐjiě hòu ，zìrán huì yòng Yìjīng 》de yǔyán lái jiěshì měi yī ge guàyì 。
Don't worry. Wait until after you fully understand the implications of Tai Chi, the two polarities, the idea of four components and the eight trigrams. Then, you will naturally be able to use the language of the I Ching to analyze the meaning of each diagram.
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我老爸告诉我的嘛，他每年都去的。听说他在那边跟了个道长，学太极拳。
wǒ lǎobà gàosù wǒ de ma ，tā měinián dōu qù de 。tīngshuō tā zài nàbiān gēn le ge dàozhǎng ，xué tàijíquán 。
My father told me all about it. He went there every year. I heard he studied Tai-chi there with a Taoist priest.
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太极 ”这个词的意思是绝对、唯一。太极拳不仅综合了明代各家拳法，还包含了丰富的中国传统文化。
tàijí ”zhège cí de yìsi shì juéduì 、wéiyī 。tàijíquán bù jǐn zōnghé le Míngdài gè jiā quánfǎ ，hái bāohán le fēngfù de Zhōngguó chuántǒng wénhuà 。
The word ``Tai Chi" means absolute and unique. Tai Chi not only synthesizes all different styles of Chinese boxing from the Ming Dynasty, it also incorporates a great deal of traditional Chinese culture.
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是吗？那么，“太极”这个名字是什么意思？
shì ma ？nàme ，“tàijí ”zhège míngzi shì shénme yìsi ？
Does it? So what does the name ``Tai Chi" mean?
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你这可是大错特错了。太极拳不仅结合了健身与搏击， 还包含了深刻的中国古典哲学。
nǐ zhè kěshì dàcuòtècuò le 。tàijíquán bù jǐn jiéhé le jiànshēn yǔ bójī ， hái bāohán le shēnkè de Zhōngguó gǔdiǎn zhéxué 。
That's where you're really wrong. Tai Chi not only combines exercise and fighting skills, it also contains a great deal of classical Chinese philosophy.
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太极拳不是老年人的运动吗？有什么奇妙呢？
tàijíquán bù shì lǎoniánrén de yùndòng ma ？yǒu shénme qímiào ne ？
Isn't Tai Chi an exercise for the elderly? What's so amazing about it?
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我最近开始练太极拳。这真是一种奇妙的拳术。
wǒ zuìjìn kāishǐ liàn tàijíquán 。zhè zhēnshì yīzhǒng qímiào de quánshù 。
I've started to practice Tai chi recently. It's really an amazing form of Chinese boxing.
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为什么太极拳节奏这么慢？它到底对人体有什么好处呢？
wèishénme tàijíquán jiézòu zhème màn ？tā dàodǐ duì réntǐ yǒu shénme hǎochu ne ？
Why is Tai Chi so slow-paced? What good does it do for the body, anyway?
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