气功

氣功

qìgōng

noun #40,314

Meanings

1 qigong
2 traditional breathing and movement practice

Characters

breath / vital energy

work / skill / practice

Examples

爷爷每天早上在公园练气功。

Yéye měi tiān zǎoshang zài gōngyuán liàn qìgōng.

Grandpa practices qigong in the park every morning.

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.

他相信气功能强身健体。

Tā xiāngxìn qìgōng néng qiángshēn jiàntǐ.

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