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tai chi

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tai chi or Tai Chi  (t ch, j) also tai chi chuan or Tai Chi Chuan (chwän)
n.
A Chinese system of physical exercises designed especially for self-defense and meditation.

[Short for Chinese (Mandarin) taì jí quán : taì, highest + , reach + quán, boxing.]
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Noun1.tai chi - a Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise designed for relaxation and balance and healthtai chi - a Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise designed for relaxation and balance and health
martial art - any of several Oriental arts of weaponless self-defense; usually practiced as a sport; "he had a black belt in the martial arts"
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Tai Chi tai chi [ˌtaɪˈtʃiː] ntai chi m


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