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15: 🐴🐎 High pat on horse | 高探马 Gāo Tàn Mǎ from 2018-05-13T13:43:33
高探马 Gāo Tàn Mǎ: High pat on horse | 高 Gāo: Tall, high | 高级 Gāo Jí: Senior, high-ranking | 高层 Gāo Céng: Higher level, senior official | 高手 Gāo Shǒu: Master, expert | 高速 Gāo Sù: High speed | 高血压 Gāo...
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14: ☁️👋 Cloud hands | 云手 Yún Shǒu from 2018-05-06T10:44:45
云手 Yún Shǒu: Cloud hands, wave hands like clouds | 云端 Yún Duān: Place high in the clouds | 云端运算 Yún Duān Yùn Suàn: Cloud computing | 云计算 Yún Jì Suàn: Cloud computing | 云储存 Yún Chǔ Cún: Cloud stora...
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13: 🐴🐎 Single whip | 单鞭 Dān Biān from 2018-04-29T13:29:18
单 Dān: Single, only, odd, form | 单手 Dān Shǒu: Single-handed, with one hand | 单身 Dān Shēn: Single, unmarried | 单亲 Dān Qīn: Single parent | 单方面 Dān Fāng Miàn: Unilateral, single-sided | 单独 Dān Dú: Al...
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12: 👋🐦 Grasp the bird’s tail | 揽雀尾 Lǎn Què Wěi from 2018-04-22T14:34:13
揽雀尾 Lǎn Què Wěi: Grasp the bird’s tail | 揽 Lǎn: Grasp, pull, hug, take on | 揽抱 Lǎn Bào: Hug, embrace | 揽权 Lǎn Quán: Seize power | 揽客 Lǎn Kè: Attract customers | 雀 Què: Bird, small bird | 雀鸟 Què N...
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11: 🎶🎸Play the lute | 手挥琵琶 Shǒu Huī Pí Pá from 2018-04-15T15:11:21
手挥琵琶 Shǒu Huī Pí Pá: Play the lute | 手 Shǒu: Hand, hands, arm | 挥 Huī: Wave, brandish, display | 挥手 Huī Shǒu: Wave | 挥舞 Huī Wǔ: Wave, brandish, dance | 挥别 Huī Bié: Wave goodbye | 挥剑 Huī Jiàn: Wav...
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10: 🏃👣 Brush knee twist step | 搂膝拗步 Lǒu Xī Ào Bù from 2018-04-08T11:01:19
搂膝拗步 Lǒu Xī Ào Bù: Brush knee twist step | 搂 Lǒu: Hug, embrace, drag, pull | 搂抱 Lǒu Bào: Hug, embrace | 膝 Xī: Knee | 膝盖 Xī Gài : Knee | 膝头 Xī Tóu: Knee | 膝下 Xī Xià: At the knee (in reference to c...
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9: 🐥 White crane spreads its wings | 白鹤亮翅 Bái Hè Liàng Chì from 2018-04-01T08:58:40
白鹤亮翅 Bái Hè Liàng Chì: White crane spreads its wings | 白 Bái: White, empty, plain | 白色 Bái Sè: White color | 白领 Bái Lǐng: White collar (worker) | 白发 Bái Fà: White hair | 白血球 Bái Xuè Qiú: White blo...
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8: 🏀⚽🏈 Carrying the ball | 抱球 Bào Qiú from 2018-03-25T10:18:12
抱球 Bào Qiú: Carrying the ball | 抱 Bào: Hold or carry, hug | 拥抱 Yōng Bào: Embrace | 抱抱 Bào Bào: Hug, embrace | 抱起 Bào Qǐ: Carry, lift up | 抱紧 Bào Jǐn: Hold tight | 抱怨 Bào Yuàn: Complain, grumble | ...
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7: 🐴 Parting the wild horse’s mane | 野马分鬃 Yě Mǎ Fēn Zōng from 2018-03-18T07:38
野马分鬃 Yě Mǎ Fēn Zōng: Parting the Wild Horse’s Mane | 野 Yě: Open country, wild, untamed, uncultivated | 野外 Yě Wài: Countryside, outdoors | 野餐 Yě Cān: Picnic | 野兽 Yě Shòu: Wild animal, beast | 野蛮 Y...
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6: 🙌 Raising the hands to begin | 起势 Qǐ Shì from 2018-03-11T05:24:39
起势: Qǐ Shì: Commencing posture, first movement of the 24 form in Tai Chi | 起 Qǐ: Rise, start, origin | 起落 Qǐ Luò: Rise and fall, takeoff and landing, ups and downs | 起立 Qǐ Lì: Stand up | 起床 Qǐ Chu...
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5: ✋ Combat application | 散手 Sǎn Shǒu from 2018-03-04T13:23:14
散手 Sǎn Shǒu: Combat applications in martial arts | 散 Sǎn: Break up, disperse, scattered | 散乱 Sǎn Luàn: Disordered, messy | 散沙 Sǎn Shā: Scattered sand, disorganized | 散工 Sǎn Gōng: Odd job, temporar...
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4: 👐 Push hands | 推手 Tuī Shǒu from 2018-03-04T13:20:50
推手 Tuī Shǒu: Push hands | 推 Tuī: Push, pushing | 推开 Tuī Kāi: Push open, push away | 推进 Tuī Jìn: Push forward, advance, propel | 推出 Tuī Chū: Push out, launch, release | 推理 Tuī Lǐ: Infer, reason | 推...
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3: 😤 Breathing and meditation | 气功 Qì Gōng from 2018-03-04T13:19:25
气功 Qì Gōng: System of breathing and meditation exercises, often part of martial arts training | 气 Qì: Gas, air, energy | 空气 Kōng Qì: Air, atmosphere | 天气 Tiān Qì: Weather | 气候 Qì Hòu: Climate, atm...
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2: 🏃♀️Forms | 套路 Tào Lù from 2018-03-04T13:19:10
套路 Tào Lù: Choreographed movements in martial arts, a form | 电话套 Diàn Huà Tào: Cell phone case | 手机套 Shǒu Jī Tào: Handset case | 拳套 Quán Tào: Boxing gloves | 套餐 Tào Cān: Combo meal | 一套书 Yī Tào Sh...
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1: 👊 Tai Chi | 太极拳 Tài Jí Quán from 2018-03-04T13:17:23
太极拳 Tài Jí Quán: A Chinese martial art, often transliterated as Tai Chi or Tai Chi Chuan | 太 Tài: Great, grand, supreme, extreme, too | 太多菜 Tài Duō Cài: Too many dishes | 极 Jí: Extreme point, end...
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