Tai Chi Chinese

By Victor Wu

Learn the Chinese behind Tai Chi. In each bite sized episode, I explain the Chinese behind a popular Tai Chi term, like Parting the wild horse’s mane (episode 7) or White crane spreads its wings (epis... more

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Tai Chi Chinese episodes:

May 13, 2018 15: 🐴🐎 High pat on horse | 高探马 Gāo Tàn Mǎ
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 |
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4min
May 06, 2018 14: ☁️👋 Cloud hands | 云手 Yún Shǒu
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, firefighting ladder
行云流水 Xíng Yún Liú Shuǐ: Free flowing, smooth like clouds and water |
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April 29, 2018 13: 🐴🐎 Single whip | 单鞭 Dān Biān
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, thrash, flog |
鞭策 Biān Cè: Spur on, encourage |
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5min
April 22, 2018 12: 👋🐦 Grasp the bird’s tail | 揽雀尾 Lǎn Què Wěi
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 |
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3min
April 15, 2018 11: 🎶🎸Play the lute | 手挥琵琶 Shǒu Huī Pí Pá
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 |
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5min
April 08, 2018 10: 🏃👣 Brush knee twist step | 搂膝拗步 Lǒu Xī Ào Bù
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 |
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April 01, 2018 9: 🐥 White crane spreads its wings | 白鹤亮翅 Bái Hè Liàng Chì
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 Liàng Lì: Bright and beautiful |
亮起 Liàng Qǐ: Lift/raise your voice (volume) |
亮出 Liàng Chū: Show out, reveal suddenly |
翅膀 Chì Bǎng: Wing |
鱼翅 Yú Chì: Shark fin |
展翅 Zhǎn Chì: Spread wings, figuratively soar upward |
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5min
March 25, 2018 8: 🏀⚽🏈 Carrying the ball | 抱球 Bào Qiú
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: Cricket |
篮球 Lán Qiú: Basketball |
网球 Wǎng Qiú: Tennis |
壁球 Bì Qiú: Squash |
高尔夫球 Gāo ěr Fū Qiú: Golf |
乒乓球 Pīng Pāng Qiú: Ping pong |
曲棍球 Qū Gùn Qiú: Field hockey, ice hockey |
冰球 Bīng Qiú: Ice hockey |
羽毛球 Yǔ Máo Qiú: Badminton |
排球 Pái Qiú: Volleyball |
球迷 Qiú Mí: Sports fan |
球队 Qiú Duì: Sports team |
球场 Qiú Chǎng: Sports stadium |
球赛 Qiú Sài: Sports game or match |
球衣 Qiú Yī: Sports uniform |
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5min
March 18, 2018 7: 🐴 Parting the wild horse’s mane | 野马分鬃 Yě Mǎ Fēn Zōng
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 Fēn Zhōng: Minute |
分配 Fēn Pèi: Distribute, assign, allocate |
分类 Fēn Lèi: Classify |
鬃 Zōng: Bristles, mane |
鬃毛 Zōng Máo: Mane |
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March 11, 2018 6: 🙌 Raising the hands to begin | 起势 Qǐ Shì
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 |
起因 Qǐ Yīn: Root cause |
势 Shì: Power, situation, gesture |
势力 Shì Lì: Power, influence |
权势 Quán Shì: Power, influence |
情势 Qíng Shì: Situation, circumstance |
来势 Lái Shì: Momentum of something approaching, situation of something approaching |
势必 Shì Bì: Undoubtedly, certainly |
手势 Shǒu Shì: Hand gesture, hand position, skill, technique |
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FAQs about Tai Chi Chinese:

How many episodes does Tai Chi Chinese have?

The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.