太极拳英文基本术语掤、捋、挤、按、採、挒、肘、靠、进、退、顾、盼、定 Peng (warding off), Lv (rolling back), Ji (pressing), An (pushing), Cai (pulling down), Lie (splitting), Zhou (elbowing), Kao (body stroke), Jin (advancing), Tui (retreating), Gu (shifting left), Pan (shifting right) and Ding (central equilibrium)不丢不顶 no releasing and resisting directly不解之谜 mystery不偏不倚 impartiality缠丝 twining沉肩坠肘 lowering the shoulders and elbows沉着 heavy and steady撑掌 unfolding palm成语之都 Hometown of Chinese Idioms抽丝 taking out the thread丹田 Dantian (pubic region)弹簧力 springy force导引术 guidance道 Tao;Dao道法自然 Taoism following the nature敌进我退，敌驻我扰，敌疲我打，敌退我追 retreating as the enemyadvances, disturbing as the enemy camps, attacking as the enemy fatigues, advancing as the enemy retreats第五代传人 fifth-generation successor顶头悬 suspending the head and relaxing the neck懂劲 comprehending force动与静 motion and stillness动中寓静 stillness with motion动作 action动作／招式／招术 movement/action对立统一 the unity of opposites对立与统一 contradition and unfication;unity of the opposites 耳提面命 whispering into disciples’ ears and talking face to face发劲 discharging force法道修身 self-cultivation with Tao法道治国 state-governing by Tao反者道之动，弱者道之用 The application of Dao is using mildness rather than violence, softness rather than hardness非圆即弧 either circle or arc刚柔相济 combining hardness with softness根于脚，主宰于腰，行于手指 rooting with feet, leading with waist, and moving with fingers弓步 n.bow stance; v.lunge forward功夫 Gongfu; Kungfu;fighting art;fighting skills攻防 attack and defense; offense and defense攻防搏击 offensive and defensive fighting贯串之意 Yi of permeating国术馆 National Martial Arts Gyms含胸拔背 contracting the chest and lengthening the back合中有开 closing with opening后发制人 striking only after being struck呼、发、伸、进、起、仰、往、出、放、打、击、刚、动、实、开、升、上、左 breathing out, attacking, extending, advancing, raising, facing upward, going, sending, releasing, hitting,striking, hardness, moving, solidness, opening, lifting, ascending,turning left呼与吸 breathing out and breathing in化劲 dispersing force技击术 art of attack and defense节节贯串 joints’ coordinating借力打力 transforming the coming force to attack the opponent 劲整 integrating force经络 Jingluo (main and collateral channels)经络中通行的气 Qi (air) in Jingluo精神 mind静中寓动 motion with /in stillness卷（蓄）与放 storing and discharging开胯屈膝 separating the thighs and bending the knees开与合 opening and closing开中有合 opening with closing快与慢 rapidness and slowness老子学说 Laozi’s Doctrines砺练品格 morality training练劲 building up power练巧 mastering techniques练顺 smoothing out the frame螺旋 volution螺旋缠绕 spiral enwinding落点（劲点） attacking points （positions）门规戒条 doctrines, regulations and restrictions内不动，外不发 no internal Yi (mind), no external movements 内劲 Neijin (inner power)内劲潜换 inner power exchanging内气 Neiqi (inner air)内外皆修 internal and external cultivation内外统一 uniting mind with body偏心距 eccentric distance平和安静，谦和大度，博爱真诚，感恩包容 gentleness and peace, modesty and generosity, love and sincerity, gratitude and tolerance平心静气 calming mind气沉丹田 Qi Chen Dantian (storing qi in the pubic region）气敛 Storing Qi (spirit;air)牵一发而动全身 a slight move in one part may affect the whole situation乾坤 Qiankun (heaven and earth, the universe)强身健体 body building and physical fitness窍 aperture轻灵 agile轻与沉 lightness and heaviness全国武术锦标赛 Championship of National Martial Arts拳法 boxing method拳理 boxing theory拳式 movement拳姿 boxing posture人不犯我、我不犯人、人若犯我、我必犯人 We will not attack unless we are attacked; if we are attacked, we will certainly counterattack.柔与刚 softness and hardness儒雅端庄 refined and dignified散手 San Shou (free sparring)上下相随 the harmony between the upper and lower body舍己从人 giving up one’s own to accept the widely-accepted one 身心双修 physical and spiritual cultivation神 Shen (concentration of the mind)神聚 concentrating the attention神明 sprirtual illumination十大文化脉系 ten major regional cultures十三势 Thirteen (13) Postures收敛入骨 storing in the body疏通经络 activating channels四两拨千斤 defeating the strong with little effort松静自然 being natural, relaxed and quiet松柔缓慢 soft and slow松腰圆裆 relaxing the waist and separating the thighs宋明理学 Neo-Confucianism太极拳 Taijiquan;Tai Ji Quan;Tai Chi;Taiji boxing;Shadow boxing 太极拳圣地 Hometown of Taijiquan太极拳小架子 the small frame of Taijiquan太极图 Taiji Diagram陶冶情操 molding character套路 routine体育运动学 sports and kinematics天地与我并生，万物与我为一。
The nature lives with me in symbiosis, and everything is with me as a whole.天人合一 Tian Ren He Yi (harmony between Man and Nature )听劲 judging the opponent’s force推手 Tui Shou (pushing hands)唯物辩证 Dialectical Materialism尾闾 Wei Lv( acupoint; tailbone)未老先防 anti-aging prevention before growing old温文尔雅 gentle and elegant文化内涵 cultural connotations文静自然 quiet and natural文拳 Wenquan (Boxing of Thoughts)文武兼修 adept with pen and sword文追鸿儒，痴迷拳术 versed in polite letters and obsessed with martial arts无过不及，不偏不倚 no excess, no deficiency无为而为；无为而治 actionless governance doing nothing that goes against nature五阴并五阳 half Yin and half Yang五趾抓地 feet grasping the ground武术 martial arts; wushu物极必反 Extremes Meet吸、蓄、屈、退、落、俯、来、入、收、化、引、柔、静、虚、合、降、下、右 breathing in, storing, bending, retreating, dropping, leaning, coming, entering, holding, dispersing, guiding, softness, quietness, emptiness, closing, falling,descending, turning right先天气 Xiantianqi (congenital air)行云流水 flowing clouds and running water形神共养 cultivating both the mind and the body形神皆备 spirit and appearance likeness修身养性 self-cultivation虚领顶劲 erecting the head and relaxing the neck; erecting the head and neck naturally虚其心，实其腹 emptying one’s mind and filling one’s stomach 虚实 Xu Shi;voidness and solidness；emptiness and solidness旋踝转腿 rotating the ankles and legs旋腕转膀 rotating the wrists and shoulders旋腰转脊 rotating the waist and back穴 acupoints延年益寿 keeping longer longevity;longevity prolonging养生术 science of health preserving一静一动 stillness and motion一开一合 opening and closing一招不慎全盘皆输 one careless move loses the whole game以静制动 coping with all motions by remaining motionless以柔克刚 overcoming hardness with softness以弱胜强 conquering strength with weakness以退为进 retreating in order to advance以武载道 incorporating cultural elements into martial arts以小力胜大力 defeating the strong with little effort; conquering strength with weakness以意导动 conducting movements with Yi意 Yi (mind)阴阳 Yin and Yang; Yin-Yang;Yin/Yang阴阳互根 Yin and Yang rooting in each other阴阳相济 Yin and Yang assisting each other;Yin and Yang existing; Yin and Yang existing together阴阳学说 Yin-Yang Theory用法之意 Yi of directions用意 using Yi元气 Yuanqi (vitality)原始道家 the original Taoism原始儒家 the original Confucianism圆活饱满 softness and fullness圆与方 circle and square沾连粘随 Zhan Lian Nian Sui (touching, sticking, adhering and following)哲拳 Zhequan (Boxing of Philosophy)正气 Zhengqi (pure air)致虚极，守静笃 finding rest and peace, and feeling ease中国传统医学 TCM；traditional Chinese medicine中国佛学 Chinese Buddhism中国古典哲学 Chinese classical philosophy中气 Zhongqi (air in internal organs)中正和谐 Harmony and Perfection中正之说 Notion of Zhong and Zheng (Harmony and Perfection) 着熟 be skilled姿势 posture自强不息 endless and tireless;constantly strive to be stronger;make unceasing efforts to improve oneself。