轻功

輕功

qīnggōng

noun

Meanings

1 qinggong (martial-arts art of lightness: leaping, wall-running, gliding)
2 the art of agile movement

Characters

Examples

他轻功了得，几步就上了房顶。

Tā qīnggōng liǎodé, jǐ bù jiù shàng le fángdǐng.

His qinggong is remarkable — a few steps and he was on the roof.

武侠小说里的轻功都被夸大了。

Wǔxiá xiǎoshuō lǐ de qīnggōng dōu bèi kuādà le.

The qinggong in wuxia novels is all exaggerated.

Tips

culture

A staple of wuxia (武侠) fiction and film — think the treetop duel in 《卧虎藏龙》. Traditional martial arts include real qinggong training for balance and lightness, but it's nowhere near the physics-defying flight shown on screen.

Stroke Order

轻 qīng

功 gōng