He believes that Tai Ji has improved his life.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
太极拳
shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan
02
traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation
03
a martial art
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 太极拳 actually appears in real sentences.
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No published English translation for this sentence.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 太极拳.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 太极拳.
Directly before
- 认为太极拳1
- 打太极拳1
Directly after
- 太极拳改善1
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 太极拳
What does 太极拳 mean in Chinese?
太极拳 (tàijíquán) means shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan.
How do you pronounce 太极拳?
太极拳 is pronounced tàijíquán.
Is 太极拳 an HSK word?
太极拳 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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