Tai Chi Chinese

高探马 Gāo Tàn Mǎ: High pat on horse | 高 Gāo: Tall, high | 高级 Gāo Jí: Senior, high-ranking | 高层 Gāo Céng: Higher level, senior official | 高手 Gāo Shǒu: Master, expert | 高速 Gāo Sù: High speed | 高血压 Gāo Xuè Yā: High blood pressure | 高兴 Gāo Xìng: Glad, happy, cheerful | 探 Tàn: Scout, spy, explore, stretch forward, visit | 探索 Tàn Suǒ: Explore, seek truth | 探讨 Tàn Tǎo: Inquire, investigate, examine | 探访 Tàn Fǎng: Visit, visit someone’s home | 探病 Tàn Bìng: Visit a sick person | Send feedback:...

云手 Yún Shǒu: Cloud hands, wave hands like clouds | 云端 Yún Duān: Place high in the clouds | 云端运算 Yún Duān Yùn Suàn: Cloud computing | 云计算 Yún Jì Suàn: Cloud computing | 云储存 Yún Chǔ Cún: Cloud storage 云彩 Yún Cǎi: A mass or shred of cloud | 云朵 Yún Duǒ: A mass or shred of cloud | 云雾 Yún Wù: Clouds and mist | 云烟 Yún Yān: Clouds and mist | 云层 Yún Céng: Cloud layer | 云上 Yún Shàng: Above the clouds | 云海 Yún Hǎi: Sea of clouds | 云集 Yún Jí: Come together, converge | 云梯 Yún Tī: Extension ladder,...

单 Dān: Single, only, odd, form | 单手 Dān Shǒu: Single-handed, with one hand | 单身 Dān Shēn: Single, unmarried | 单亲 Dān Qīn: Single parent | 单方面 Dān Fāng Miàn: Unilateral, single-sided | 单独 Dān Dú: Alone, by oneself | 打斗 Dǎ Dòu: Fight | 单打独斗 Dān Dǎ Dú Dòu: Fight alone, work on a task by oneself | 单车 Dān Chē: Bicycle | 单数 Dān Shù: Odd number | 单位 Dān Wèi: Unit, apartment unit | 单张 Dān Zhāng: Flyer, leaflet | 菜单 Cài Dān: Menu | 鞭 Biān: Whip, segmented iron weapon (archaic) | 鞭打 Biān Dǎ: Whip,...

揽雀尾 Lǎn Què Wěi: Grasp the bird’s tail | 揽 Lǎn: Grasp, pull, hug, take on | 揽抱 Lǎn Bào: Hug, embrace | 揽权 Lǎn Quán: Seize power | 揽客 Lǎn Kè: Attract customers | 雀 Què: Bird, small bird | 雀鸟 Què Niǎo : Bird, birds | 麻雀 Má Què: Small bird, sparrow, Mahjong | 雀巢 Què Cháo: Bird’s nest (Cantonese), Nestle company | 鸟巢 Niǎo Cháo: Bird’s nest, Olympic stadium in Beijing | 尾 Wěi: Tail | 尾巴 Wěi Bā: Tail | 尾椎骨 Wěi Zhuī Gǔ: Caudal vertebrae, tailbone | Send feedback: https://bit.ly/taichichinese |

手挥琵琶 Shǒu Huī Pí Pá: Play the lute | 手 Shǒu: Hand, hands, arm | 挥 Huī: Wave, brandish, display | 挥手 Huī Shǒu: Wave | 挥舞 Huī Wǔ: Wave, brandish, dance | 挥别 Huī Bié: Wave goodbye | 挥剑 Huī Jiàn: Wave or swing a sword 挥刀 Huī Dāo: Wave or swing a knife, saber | 挥琴 Huī Qín: Play an instrument, usually string instrument | 指挥 Zhǐ Huī : Direct, direct traffic, conduct an orchestra, director, conductor | 琵琶 Pí Pá: Lute | 批 Pī: Strike, slap, scrape | 把 Bǎ: Hold, grasp, pull | 枇杷 Pí Pá: Loquat | Send...

搂膝拗步 Lǒu Xī Ào Bù: Brush knee twist step | 搂 Lǒu: Hug, embrace, drag, pull | 搂抱 Lǒu Bào: Hug, embrace | 膝 Xī: Knee | 膝盖 Xī Gài : Knee | 膝头 Xī Tóu: Knee | 膝下 Xī Xià: At the knee (in reference to children) | 拗 Ào: Bend, twist | 拗断 Ào Duàn: Break by twisting | 拗柴 Ào Chái: (Slang) Twist or sprain ankle | 步 Bù: Step, stage | 步行 Bù Xíng: Walk | 步法 Bù Fǎ: Footwork (sports, dancing) | 步伐 Bù Fá: Steps, march, pace | 步骤 Bù Zhòu: Steps, procedure | 步步高升 Bù Bù Gāo Shēng: Rise steadily | Send feedback:...

白鹤亮翅 Bái Hè Liàng Chì: White crane spreads its wings | 白 Bái: White, empty, plain | 白色 Bái Sè: White color | 白领 Bái Lǐng: White collar (worker) | 白发 Bái Fà: White hair | 白血球 Bái Xuè Qiú: White blood cell | 白眉拳 Bái Méi Quán: Bak/Pai Mei martial art | 白天 Bái Tiān: Day, daytime | 白日梦 Bái Rì Mèng: Daydream | 黑白不分 Hēi Bái Bù Fēn: Not distinguishing right from wrong | 鹤 Hè: Crane | 纸鹤 Zhǐ Hè | 亮 Liàng: Shine, light, brighten, reveal | 亮光 Liàng Guāng: Light, beam of light | 天亮 Tiān Liàng: Dawn | 亮丽...

抱球 Bào Qiú: Carrying the ball | 抱 Bào: Hold or carry, hug | 拥抱 Yōng Bào: Embrace | 抱抱 Bào Bào: Hug, embrace | 抱起 Bào Qǐ: Carry, lift up | 抱紧 Bào Jǐn: Hold tight | 抱怨 Bào Yuàn: Complain, grumble | 抱负 Bào Fù: Aspiration, ambition | 抱歉 Bào Qiàn: Apologetic, regretful | 道歉 Dào Qiàn: Apologize | 球 Qiú: Ball, globe, sphere | 地球 Dì Qiú: Earth | 全球 Quán Qiú: Global | 雪球 Xuě Qiú: Snowball | 足球 Zú Qiú: Football, soccer | 美式足球 Měi Shì Zú Qiú: American football | 棒球 Bàng Qiú: Baseball | 板球 Bǎn Qiú:...

野马分鬃 Yě Mǎ Fēn Zōng: Parting the Wild Horse’s Mane | 野 Yě: Open country, wild, untamed, uncultivated | 野外 Yě Wài: Countryside, outdoors | 野餐 Yě Cān: Picnic | 野兽 Yě Shòu: Wild animal, beast | 野蛮 Yě Mán: Uncivilized, barbaric | 马 Mǎ: Horse, a surname | 马力 Mǎ Lì: Horsepower | 马路 Mǎ Lù: Road, street | 马车 Mǎ Chē: Buggy, chariot, horse carriage | 马铃薯 Mǎ Líng Shǔ: Potato | 分 Fēn: Separate, part, fraction | 分开 Fēn Kāi: Separate, part | 分离 Fēn Lí: Separate | 分裂 Fēn Liè: Split, break up, schism | 分钟...

起势: Qǐ Shì: Commencing posture, first movement of the 24 form in Tai Chi | 起 Qǐ: Rise, start, origin | 起落 Qǐ Luò: Rise and fall, takeoff and landing, ups and downs | 起立 Qǐ Lì: Stand up | 起床 Qǐ Chuáng: Get out of bed | 起步 Qǐ Bù: Starting steps, start, set into motion | 起飞 Qǐ Fēi: Take off (as in an aircraft), shoot up | 起火 Qǐ Huǒ: Start a fire, catch fire, get angry | 起初 Qǐ Chū: Beginning, at first, at the outset | 起源 Qǐ Yuán: Origin, source, originate, come from | 起点 Qǐ Diǎn: Starting point...

起势: Qǐ Shì: Commencing posture, first movement of the 24 form in Tai Chi | 起 Qǐ: Rise, start, origin | 起落 Qǐ Luò: Rise and fall, takeoff and landing, ups and downs | 起立 Qǐ Lì: Stand up | 起床 Qǐ Chuáng: Get out of bed | 起步 Qǐ Bù: Starting steps, start, set into motion | 起飞 Qǐ Fēi: Take off (as in an aircraft), shoot up | 起火 Qǐ Huǒ: Start a fire, catch fire, get angry | 起初 Qǐ Chū: Beginning, at first, at the outset | 起源 Qǐ Yuán: Origin, source, originate, come from | 起点 Qǐ Diǎn: Starting...

散手 Sǎn Shǒu: Combat applications in martial arts | 散 Sǎn: Break up, disperse, scattered | 散乱 Sǎn Luàn: Disordered, messy | 散沙 Sǎn Shā: Scattered sand, disorganized | 散工 Sǎn Gōng: Odd job, temporary work | 散光 Sǎn Guāng: Astigmatism | 散文 Sǎn Wén: Essay, prose | 散步 Sàn Bù: Go for a walk, take a stroll | 分散 Fēn Sàn: Scatter, disperse, separate | 散打 Sǎn Dǎ: Variant of 散手 | 打 Dǎ: Strike, hit | 打拳 Dǎ Quán: Practice martial arts, box | 打电报 Dǎ Diàn Bào: Send a telegram | 打电话 Dǎ Diàn Huà: Make a phone...

散手 Sǎn Shǒu: Combat applications in martial arts | 散 Sǎn: Break up, disperse, scattered | 散乱 Sǎn Luàn: Disordered, messy | 散沙 Sǎn Shā: Scattered sand, disorganized | 散工 Sǎn Gōng: Odd job, temporary work | 散光 Sǎn Guāng: Astigmatism | 散文 Sǎn Wén: Essay, prose | 散步 Sàn Bù: Go for a walk, take a stroll | 分散 Fēn Sàn: Scatter, disperse, separate | 散打 Sǎn Dǎ: Variant of 散手 | 打 Dǎ: Strike, hit | 打拳 Dǎ Quán: Practice martial arts, box | 打电报 Dǎ Diàn Bào: Send a telegram | 打电话 Dǎ Diàn Huà: Make a...

推手 Tuī Shǒu: Push hands | 推 Tuī: Push, pushing | 推开 Tuī Kāi: Push open, push away | 推进 Tuī Jìn: Push forward, advance, propel | 推出 Tuī Chū: Push out, launch, release | 推理 Tuī Lǐ: Infer, reason | 推选 Tuī Xuǎn: Elect, nominate | 推荐 Tuī Jiàn: Recommend | 推迟 Tuī Chí: Postpone, defer | 推翻 Tuī Fān: Overthrow, overturn, revoke | 手 Shǒu: Hand, arm | 手指 Shǒu Zhǐ: Finger | 手机 Shǒu Jī: Handset, mobile phone | 手腕 Shǒu Wàn: Wrist | 手臂 Shǒu Bì: Arm | 手套 Shǒu Tào: Gloves, mitts | 手册 Shǒu Cè: Record book,...

推手 Tuī Shǒu | 推 Tuī: Push, pushing | 推开 Tuī Kāi: Push open, push away | 推进 Tuī Jìn: Push forward, advance, propel | 推出 Tuī Chū: Push out, launch, release | 推理 Tuī Lǐ: Infer, reason | 推选 Tuī Xuǎn: Elect, nominate | 推荐 Tuī Jiàn: Recommend | 推迟 Tuī Chí: Postpone, defer | 推翻 Tuī Fān: Overthrow, overturn, revoke | 手 Shǒu: Hand, arm | 手指 Shǒu Zhǐ: Finger | 手机 Shǒu Jī: Handset, mobile phone | 手腕 Shǒu Wàn: Wrist | 手臂 Shǒu Bì: Arm | 手套 Shǒu Tào: Gloves, mitts | 手册 Shǒu Cè: Record book, log,...

气功 Qì Gōng: System of breathing and meditation exercises, often part of martial arts training | 气 Qì: Gas, air, energy | 空气 Kōng Qì: Air, atmosphere | 天气 Tiān Qì: Weather | 气候 Qì Hòu: Climate, atmosphere, situation | 气象 Qì Xiàng: Atmosphere, meteorology | 气质 Qì Zhì: Temperament, personality, manners | 霸气 Bà Qì: Aggressiveness | 气管 Qì Guǎn: Windpipe, gas pipe | 吸管 Xī Guǎn: Straw | 吸气 Xī Qì: Breathe, inhale | 力气 Lì Qi: Strength | 元气 Yuán Qì: Strength, vigor, vitality | 工 Gōng: Work | 功 Gōng:...

套路 Tào Lù: Choreographed movements in martial arts, a form | 电话套 Diàn Huà Tào: Cell phone case | 手机套 Shǒu Jī Tào: Handset case | 拳套 Quán Tào: Boxing gloves | 套餐 Tào Cān: Combo meal | 一套书 Yī Tào Shū: A set of books | 一套拳 Yī Tào Quán: A form in martial arts | 圈套 Quān Tào: Trap | 套口供 Tào Kǒu Gòng: Trick to get confession | 路 Lù: Road | 山路 Shān Lù: Mountain road | 走错路 Zǒu Cuò Lù: Get lost | 三里路 Sān Lǐ Lù: Three miles | 思路 Sī Lù: Thinking | Send feedback: https://bit.ly/taichichinesepodcast |

太极拳 Tài Jí Quán: A Chinese martial art, often transliterated as Tai Chi or Tai Chi Chuan | 太 Tài: Great, grand, supreme, extreme, too | 太多菜 Tài Duō Cài: Too many dishes | 极 Jí: Extreme point, end, pole | 南极 Nán Jí: South pole | 北极 Běi Jí: North pole | 地极 Dì Jí: Ends of the Earth | 极限 Jí Xiàn: Limit, boundary | 拳 Quán: Fist or martial art | 拳头 Quán Tóu: Clenched fist | 拳套 Quán Tào: Boxing gloves | 咏春拳 Yǒng Chūn Quán: Wing Chun martial art | 螳螂拳 Táng Láng Quán: Praying Mantis martial art | 练拳...