tai chi
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Mandarin 太極／太极 (tàijí), Wade–Giles romanization: tʻai⁴-chi². Doublet of taegeuk.
Pronunciation
Noun
tai chi (usually uncountable, plural tai chis)
- (martial arts) A soft form of martial art developed in China.
- 2016 March 31, Alan Taylor, “More of the Chinese Art of the Crowd”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 05 April 2016:
- Participants perform Tai Chi at a square in Jiefang District during a worldwide Tai Chi activity on October 18, 2015, in Jiaozuo, Henan Province.
Synonyms
- (martial arts): tai chi chuan, taijiquan
Translations
form of martial art
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Verb
tai chi (third-person singular simple present tai chis, present participle tai chiing or tai chi-ing, simple past and past participle tai chied)
- (informal) To practise tai chi.
- (Malaysia, Singapore, slang, figurative) To push a task or responsibility to someone else.
Further reading
- “tai chi”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “tai chi, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “tai chi”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “tai chi” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.