太极拳

太极拳 tàijíquán in a sentence

Shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan; traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation; a martial art†

Full dictionary entry HSK 5 2 sentences

太极拳 (tàijíquán) means Shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan, traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation, a martial art †. Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

他学 太极拳 已经三年了。

Tā xué tàijíquán yǐjīng sān nián le.

He has been learning tai chi for three years.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 太极拳

早上公园里有人打 太极拳 。

Zǎoshang gōngyuán lǐ yǒu rén dǎ tàijíquán.

In the morning people practise tai chi in the park.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 太极拳

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How is 太极拳 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 太极拳 (tàijíquán, "Shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan, traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation, a martial art †"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

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Is 太极拳 an HSK word?

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

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