Tai Chi Chinese

Tai Chi Chinese

By Victor WuSports
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Tai Chi Chinese episodes

  • 5: ✋ Combat application | 散手 Sǎn Shǒu
    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 call |
    打字 Dǎ Zì: Type, usually on a keyboard |
    打篮球 Dǎ Lán Qiú: Play basketball |
    打网球 Dǎ Wǎng Qiú: Play tennis |
    打鼓 Dǎ Gǔ: Play drums |
    打入 Dǎ Rù: Infiltrate, move in, banish |
    武术 Wǔ Shù: Martial arts, the modern sport of Wushu |
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    6 min
  • 4: 👐 Push hands | 推手 Tuī Shǒu
    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, log, handbook, manual |
    手术 Shǒu Shù: Surgery, surgical operation |
    手写 Shǒu Xiě: Handwritten, write by hand |
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    5 min
  • 3: 😤 Breathing and meditation | 气功 Qì Gōng
    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: Accomplishment, skill |
    功能 Gōng Néng: Function, capability, feature |
    功用 Gōng Yòng: Function, utility |
    功效 Gōng Xiào: Effectiveness |
    功劳 Gōng Láo: Contribution, credit |
    功夫 Gōng Fū: Labor, work, effort, skill |
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    7 min
  • 2: 🏃‍♀️Forms | 套路 Tào Lù
    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 |
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    3 min
  • 1: 👊 Tai Chi | 太极拳 Tài Jí Quán
    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 Liàn Quán: Train martial arts |
    拳馆 Quán Guǎn: Dojo |
    太极 Tài Jí: Supreme ultimate |
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    3 min

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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…