Tai Chi Chinese Victor Wu
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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 (episode 9).
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15: 🐴🐎 High pat on horse | 高探马 Gāo Tàn Mǎ
高探马 Gāo Tàn Mǎ: High pat on horse |
高 Gāo: Tall, high |
高级 Gāo Jí: Senior, high-ranking |
高层 Gāo Céng: Higher level, senior official |
高手 Gāo Shǒu: Master, expert |
高速 Gāo Sù: High speed |
高血压 Gāo Xuè Yā: High blood pressure |
高兴 Gāo Xìng: Glad, happy, cheerful |
探 Tàn: Scout, spy, explore, stretch forward, visit |
探索 Tàn Suǒ: Explore, seek truth |
探讨 Tàn Tǎo: Inquire, investigate, examine |
探访 Tàn Fǎng: Visit, visit someone’s home |
探病 Tàn Bìng: Visit a sick person |
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14: ☁️👋 Cloud hands | 云手 Yún Shǒu
云手 Yún Shǒu: Cloud hands, wave hands like clouds |
云端 Yún Duān: Place high in the clouds |
云端运算 Yún Duān Yùn Suàn: Cloud computing |
云计算 Yún Jì Suàn: Cloud computing |
云储存 Yún Chǔ Cún: Cloud storage
云彩 Yún Cǎi: A mass or shred of cloud |
云朵 Yún Duǒ: A mass or shred of cloud |
云雾 Yún Wù: Clouds and mist |
云烟 Yún Yān: Clouds and mist |
云层 Yún Céng: Cloud layer |
云上 Yún Shàng: Above the clouds |
云海 Yún Hǎi: Sea of clouds |
云集 Yún Jí: Come together, converge |
云梯 Yún Tī: Extension ladder, firefighting ladder
行云流水 Xíng Yún Liú Shuǐ: Free flowing, smooth like clouds and water |
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13: 🐴🐎 Single whip | 单鞭 Dān Biān
单 Dān: Single, only, odd, form |
单手 Dān Shǒu: Single-handed, with one hand |
单身 Dān Shēn: Single, unmarried |
单亲 Dān Qīn: Single parent |
单方面 Dān Fāng Miàn: Unilateral, single-sided |
单独 Dān Dú: Alone, by oneself |
打斗 Dǎ Dòu: Fight |
单打独斗 Dān Dǎ Dú Dòu: Fight alone, work on a task by oneself |
单车 Dān Chē: Bicycle |
单数 Dān Shù: Odd number |
单位 Dān Wèi: Unit, apartment unit |
单张 Dān Zhāng: Flyer, leaflet |
菜单 Cài Dān: Menu |
鞭 Biān: Whip, segmented iron weapon (archaic) |
鞭打 Biān Dǎ: Whip, thrash, flog |
鞭策 Biān Cè: Spur on, encourage |
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12: 👋🐦 Grasp the bird’s tail | 揽雀尾 Lǎn Què Wěi
揽雀尾 Lǎn Què Wěi: Grasp the bird’s tail |
揽 Lǎn: Grasp, pull, hug, take on |
揽抱 Lǎn Bào: Hug, embrace |
揽权 Lǎn Quán: Seize power |
揽客 Lǎn Kè: Attract customers |
雀 Què: Bird, small bird |
雀鸟 Què Niǎo : Bird, birds |
麻雀 Má Què: Small bird, sparrow, Mahjong |
雀巢 Què Cháo: Bird’s nest (Cantonese), Nestle company |
鸟巢 Niǎo Cháo: Bird’s nest, Olympic stadium in Beijing |
尾 Wěi: Tail |
尾巴 Wěi Bā: Tail |
尾椎骨 Wěi Zhuī Gǔ: Caudal vertebrae, tailbone |
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11: 🎶🎸Play the lute | 手挥琵琶 Shǒu Huī Pí Pá
手挥琵琶 Shǒu Huī Pí Pá: Play the lute |
手 Shǒu: Hand, hands, arm |
挥 Huī: Wave, brandish, display |
挥手 Huī Shǒu: Wave |
挥舞 Huī Wǔ: Wave, brandish, dance |
挥别 Huī Bié: Wave goodbye |
挥剑 Huī Jiàn: Wave or swing a sword
挥刀 Huī Dāo: Wave or swing a knife, saber |
挥琴 Huī Qín: Play an instrument, usually string instrument |
指挥 Zhǐ Huī : Direct, direct traffic, conduct an orchestra, director, conductor |
琵琶 Pí Pá: Lute |
批 Pī: Strike, slap, scrape |
把 Bǎ: Hold, grasp, pull |
枇杷 Pí Pá: Loquat |
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10: 🏃👣 Brush knee twist step | 搂膝拗步 Lǒu Xī Ào Bù
搂膝拗步 Lǒu Xī Ào Bù: Brush knee twist step |
搂 Lǒu: Hug, embrace, drag, pull |
搂抱 Lǒu Bào: Hug, embrace |
膝 Xī: Knee |
膝盖 Xī Gài : Knee |
膝头 Xī Tóu: Knee |
膝下 Xī Xià: At the knee (in reference to children) |
拗 Ào: Bend, twist |
拗断 Ào Duàn: Break by twisting |
拗柴 Ào Chái: (Slang) Twist or sprain ankle |
步 Bù: Step, stage |
步行 Bù Xíng: Walk |
步法 Bù Fǎ: Footwork (sports, dancing) |
步伐 Bù Fá: Steps, march, pace |
步骤 Bù Zhòu: Steps, procedure |
步步高升 Bù Bù Gāo Shēng: Rise steadily |
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