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气功

氣功
qìgōng
noun #40,314

Meanings

  1. 1 qigong
  2. 2 traditional breathing and movement practice

Examples

HSK 3
爷爷每天早上在公园练气功。
Yéye měitiān zǎoshang zài gōngyuán liàn qìgōng.
Grandpa practices qigong in the park every morning.
HSK 5
气功讲究呼吸和动作的配合。
Qìgōng jiǎngjiū hūxī hé dòngzuò de pèihé.
Qigong emphasizes coordination between breath and movement.
HSK 5
他相信气功能强身健体。
Tā xiāngxìn qìgōng néng qiáng shēn jiàn tǐ.
He believes qigong can strengthen the body.

Tips

culture
Umbrella term covering Daoist/Buddhist breath-control, martial-art internal training (e.g. 太极, 形意), and post-1950s health movements. The 1990s saw a mass 气功热 boom that ended after the Falun Gong crackdown in 1999.

Stroke Order

气 qì
功 gōng