太极拳 tàijíquán

1. Shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan^†
2. traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation^†
3. a martial art^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 太极拳, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

太极拳 is written with 3 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

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What does 太极拳 mean in English?

太极拳 is pronounced tàijíquán and means Shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan, traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation, a martial art †.

How do you pronounce 太极拳?

太极拳 is tàijíquán in pinyin — written taijiquan without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 太极拳?

太极拳 is written with 3 characters: 太 (tài) Too (very - highest - great), 极 (jí) Extremely (pole - limit), 拳 (quán) Fist. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 太极拳 written in traditional Chinese?

太極拳. The simplified form 太极拳 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 太極拳 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced tàijíquán.

Is 太极拳 an HSK word?

Yes — 太极拳 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.