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tai chi  (t?? ch??, j??) 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` k?i??k : thaj`, very great, greatest + k?i??k, ridge-pole, pole, extremity) + quán, boxing (from Middle Chinese k?yan, 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 (?ta? ?d?i ?t?w?n, ?t?i) n. a Chinese system of meditative exercises, characterized by methodically slow circular and stretching movements. Also called t’ai? chi?, tai? chi?.[1960?65;

martial artn. often martial arts Any of various arts of self-defense, such as aikido, karate, judo, or tae kwon do, usually practiced as sport.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.

tai chi  (t?? ch??, j??) 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` k?i??k : thaj`, very great, greatest + k?i??k, ridge-pole, pole, extremity) + quán, boxing (from Middle Chinese k?yan, 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 (?ta? ?d?i ?t?w?n, ?t?i) n. a Chinese system of meditative exercises, characterized by methodically slow circular and stretching movements. Also called t’ai? chi?, tai? chi?.[1960?65;

tai chi  (t?? ch??, j??) 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` k?i??k : thaj`, very great, greatest + k?i??k, ridge-pole, pole, extremity) + quán, boxing (from Middle Chinese k?yan, 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 (?ta? ?d?i ?t?w?n, ?t?i) n. a Chinese system of meditative exercises, characterized by methodically slow circular and stretching movements. Also called t’ai? chi?, tai? chi?.[1960?65;

T’ai-chi ch’uanA non-violent martial art in which exercises are used to stabilize the forces of yin and yang and improve overall well-being by easing the internal flow of life energy known as Chi.Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited

T’ai-chi ch’uanA non-violent martial art in which exercises are used to stabilize the forces of yin and yang and improve overall well-being by easing the internal flow of life energy known as Chi.Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited

tai chi  (t?? ch??, j??) 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` k?i??k : thaj`, very great, greatest + k?i??k, ridge-pole, pole, extremity) + quán, boxing (from Middle Chinese k?yan, 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 (?ta? ?d?i ?t?w?n, ?t?i) n. a Chinese system of meditative exercises, characterized by methodically slow circular and stretching movements. Also called t’ai? chi?, tai? chi?.[1960?65;

t’ai chi ch’uan (?ta? d?i? ?t?w??n) n (Martial Arts (other than Judo & Karate) & Combat Sports) a Chinese system of callisthenics characterized by coordinated and rhythmic movements. Often shortened to: t’ai chi [Chinese, literally: great art of boxing]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014t’ai chi ch’uan or tai chi chuan (?ta? ?d?i ?t?w?n, ?t?i) n. a Chinese system of meditative exercises, characterized by methodically slow circular and stretching movements. Also called t’ai? chi?, tai? chi?.[1960?65;

t’ai chi ch’uan (?ta? d?i? ?t?w??n) n (Martial Arts (other than Judo & Karate) & Combat Sports) a Chinese system of callisthenics characterized by coordinated and rhythmic movements. Often shortened to: t’ai chi [Chinese, literally: great art of boxing]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014t’ai chi ch’uan or tai chi chuan (?ta? ?d?i ?t?w?n, ?t?i) n. a Chinese system of meditative exercises, characterized by methodically slow circular and stretching movements. Also called t’ai? chi?, tai? chi?.[1960?65;