太极拳
tài jí quán
Pinyin

Definition

太极拳
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tài jí quán
  1. shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan
  2. traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation
  3. a martial art

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
太空
tài kōng
  1. 1 outer space
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]
拳
quán
  1. 1 fist
  2. 2 boxing
拳头
quán tou
  1. 1 fist
  2. 2 clenched fist
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
  4. 4 competitive (product)
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
八极拳
bā jí quán
  1. 1 Ba Ji Quan "Eight Extremes Fist" - Martial Art
划拳
huá quán
  1. 1 finger-guessing game

Idioms (11)

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
拳打脚踢
quán dǎ jiǎo tī
  1. 1 lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up
  2. 2 fig. determined to sort out a problem
摩拳擦掌
mó quán cā zhǎng
  1. 1 fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom)
  2. 2 to roll up one's sleeves for battle
  3. 3 eager to get into action or start on a task
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
花拳绣腿
huā quán xiù tuǐ
  1. 1 flowery of fist with fancy footwork (idiom)
  2. 2 highly embellished and ineffectual
  3. 3 fancy but impractical skills
  4. 4 all show and no go
  5. 5 pugilistic wankery
赤手空拳
chì shǒu kōng quán
  1. 1 empty hand, empty fist (idiom); having nothing to rely on
  2. 2 unarmed and defenseless

Sample Sentences

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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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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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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太极拳始终处于运动之中，动作连接紧密，流畅。打太极拳时，特别要求心静。
tàijíquán shǐzhōng chǔyú yùndòng zhīzhōng ，dòngzuò liánjiē jǐnmì ，liúchàng 。dǎ tàijíquán shí ，tèbié yāoqiú xīnjìng 。
From beginning to end, Tai Chi is all about motion. Its movements are closely connected and flowing. When you practice Tai Chi, you really need peace of mind.
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噢，听起来真深奥。太极拳分流派吗？
ō ，tīng qǐlai zhēn shēnào 。tàijíquán fēn liúpài ma ？
Oh, that sounds very profound. Are there different schools of Tai Chi?
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当然，太极拳有许多流派，不过最主要的是五大流派。
dāngrán ，tàijíquán yǒu xǔduō liúpài ，bùguò zuì zhǔyào de shì wǔ dà liúpài 。
Of course. There are many different schools of Tai Chi, but the main ones are the five key schools.
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