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tai chi

 (tī′ chē′, jē′) or tai chi chuan (chwän′)n. A Chinese martial art whose system of physical exercises is often practiced as a way of meditating or improving well-being.[From Mandarin tài jí quán (formerly romanized t'ai chi ch'üan) : tài jí, great ultimate (a concept in Chinese cosmology) (from Middle Chinese thaj` kɦiə̆k : thaj`, very great, greatest + kɦiə̆k, ridge-pole, pole, extremity) + quán, boxing (from Middle Chinese kɦyan, fist).]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

t'ai chi ch'uan

or tai chi chuan

(ˈtaɪ ˈdʒi ˈtʃwɑn, ˈtʃi) n. a Chinese system of meditative exercises, characterized by methodically slow circular and stretching movements. Also called t'ai′ chi′, tai′ chi′.[1960–65; < Chinese tàijí quán literally, fist of the Great Absolute]Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:Switch to new thesaurus

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tai chi chuan - a Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise designed for relaxation and balance and healthtai chi, t'ai chi, t'ai chi chuan, taichi, taichichuanmartial art - any of several Oriental arts of weaponless self-defense; usually practiced as a sport; "he had a black belt in the martial arts"

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