Writing
太极拳 (tài jí quán) — how to say "tai chi" in Chinese
太极拳
Tai Chi
noun
Character composition
太
great
极
extreme
拳
fist
Radicals / Keys
大
Big
#37 · dà · 3 strokes
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
木
Tree
#75 · mù · 4 strokes
Collocations
打太极拳
dǎ tàijíquán
practice tai chi
学太极拳
xué tàijíquán
learn tai chi
太极拳老师
tàijíquán lǎoshī
tai chi teacher
Examples
每天早上，公园里都有很多老人在音乐声中一起练习太极拳，保持健康。
Every morning, many elderly people practice Tai Chi together in the park to the music to stay healthy.
他打太极拳。
He practices Tai Chi.
Frequently asked questions
Tai chi in Chinese meaning
"tai chi" in Chinese is 太极拳 (tài jí quán).
Taijiquan meaning in English
太极拳 (tài jí quán) means "Tai Chi".
How is 太极拳 pronounced?
It is pronounced tài jí quán (written as tai ji quan, taijiquan). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Tai chi in Chinese characters
It is written 太极拳: 太 has 4 strokes, 极 has 7 strokes, 拳 has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 太极拳?
太极拳 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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