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Tai Chi Chinese
By Victor WuSports
Tai Chi Chinese episodes
- 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 |Send feedback: https://bit.ly/taichichinese |4 min
- 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 |Send feedback: https://bit.ly/taichichinese |4 min
- 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 |Send feedback: https://bit.ly/taichichinese |5 min
- 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 |Send feedback: https://bit.ly/taichichinese |3 min
- 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 |Send feedback: https://bit.ly/taichichinese |5 min
- 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 |Send feedback: https://bit.ly/taichichinese |5 min
- 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 |Send feedback: https://bit.ly/taichichinese |5 min
- 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 |Send feedback: https://bit.ly/taichichinese |5 min
- 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 |Send feedback: https://bit.ly/taichichinesepodcast |7 min
- 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 |Send feedback: https://bit.ly/taichichinesepodcast |5 min
About Tai Chi Chinese
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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…
(episode 9).