武术英语

太极拳术语（汉英对照）

汉语英语

“老三本”“OldThreeVolumes”

《陈氏太极拳图说》TheIllustratedCanonofChenStyleTaijiquan

《道德经》DaodeJing(TaoTeChing)

《身法八要》EightPrinciplesofPostures

《太极拳解》ExplanationofTaijiquan

《太极拳论》OnTaijiquan

《太极拳使用法》ApplicationMethodsofTaijiquan

《太极拳释义》TheRevealingofEsntialTaijiquan

《太极拳术》TheArtofTaijiquan

《太极拳体用全书》EsnceandApplicationsofTaijiquan

《太极拳运动》TaijiquanSports

《太极拳正宗》AuthenticTaijiquan

《太极图说》ExplanationsofTaijiDiagram

《武术》MartialArts

《杨式太极拳基础教程》BasicCourofYangStyleTaijiquan

《周身大用论》UsingEveryPartoftheBody

《周易》(或易经)Zhouyi；TheBookofChangs,YiorIChing

28式杨式太极拳28-formYangStyleTaijiquan

八门劲thepowerofeightdirections

必修课程arequiredcour

掤、捋、挤、按、採、挒、肘、靠、进、退、顾、盼、定Peng(wardingoff),Lv(rollingback),

Ji(pressing),An(pushing),Cai(pullingdown),Lie(splitting),Zhou(elbowing),Kao(body

stroke),Jin(advancing),Tui(retreating),Gu(shiftingleft),Pan(shiftingright)andDing(central

equilibrium)

不丢不顶noreleasingandresistingdirectly

不解之谜mystery

不偏不倚impartiality

缠丝twining

沉肩坠肘loweringtheshouldersandelbows

沉着heavyandsteady

撑掌unfoldingpalm

成语之都HometownofChineIdioms

抽丝takingoutthethread

丹田Dantian(pubicregion)

弹簧力springyforce

导引术guidance

道Tao;Dao

道法自然Taoismfollowingthenature

敌进我退，敌驻我扰，敌疲我打，敌退我追retreatingastheenemyadvances,disturbingasthe

enemycamps,attackingastheenemyfatigues,advancingastheenemyretreats

第五代传人fifth-generationsuccessor

顶头悬suspendingtheheadandrelaxingtheneck

懂劲comprehendingforce

动与静motionandstillness

动中寓静stillnesswithmotion

动作action

动作／招式／招术movement/action

对立统一theunityofopposites

对立与统一contraditionandunfication;unityoftheopposites

耳提面命whisperingintodisciples’earsandtalkingfacetoface

发劲dischargingforce

法道修身lf-cultivationwithTao

法道治国state-governingbyTao

反者道之动，弱者道之用TheapplicationofDaoisusingmildnessratherthanviolence,

softnessratherthanhardness

非圆即弧eithercircleorarc

刚柔相济combininghardnesswithsoftness

根于脚，主宰于腰，行于手指rootingwithfeet,leadingwithwaist,andmovingwithfingers

弓步nce;orward

功夫Gongfu;Kungfu;fightingart;fightingskills

攻防attackanddefen;offenanddefen

攻防搏击offensiveanddefensivefighting

贯串之意Yiofpermeating

国术馆NationalMartialArtsGyms

含胸拔背contractingthechestandlengtheningtheback

合中有开closingwithopening

后发制人strikingonlyafterbeingstruck

呼、发、伸、进、起、仰、往、出、放、打、击、刚、动、实、开、升、上、左breathing

out,attacking,extending,advancing,raising,facingupward,going,nding,releasing,

hitting,striking,hardness,moving,solidness,opening,lifting,ascending,turningleft

呼与吸breathingoutandbreathingin

化劲dispersingforce

技击术artofattackanddefen

节节贯串joints’coordinating

借力打力transformingthecomingforcetoattacktheopponent

劲整integratingforce

经络Jingluo(mainandcollateralchannels)

经络中通行的气Qi(air)inJingluo

精神mind

静中寓动motionwith/instillness

卷（蓄）与放storinganddischarging

开胯屈膝paratingthethighsandbendingtheknees

开与合openingandclosing

开中有合openingwithclosing

快与慢rapidnessandslowness

老子学说Laozi’sDoctrines

砺练品格moralitytraining

练劲buildinguppower

练巧masteringtechniques

练顺smoothingouttheframe

螺旋volution

螺旋缠绕spiralenwinding

落点（劲点）attackingpoints（positions）

门规戒条doctrines,regulationsandrestrictions

内不动，外不发nointernalYi(mind),noexternalmovements

内劲Neijin(innerpower)

内劲潜换innerpowerexchanging

内气Neiqi(innerair)

内外皆修internalandexternalcultivation

内外统一unitingmindwithbody

偏心距eccentricdistance

平和安静，谦和大度，博爱真诚，感恩包容gentlenessandpeace,modestyandgenerosity,love

andsincerity,gratitudeandtolerance

平心静气calmingmind

气沉丹田QiChenDantian(storingqiinthepubicregion）

气敛StoringQi(spirit;air)

牵一发而动全身aslightmoveinonepartmayaffectthewholesituation

乾坤Qiankun(heavenandearth,theuniver)

强身健体bodybuildingandphysicalfitness

窍aperture

轻灵agile

轻与沉lightnessandheaviness

全国武术锦标赛ChampionshipofNationalMartialArts

拳法boxingmethod

拳理boxingtheory

拳式movement

拳姿boxingposture

人不犯我、我不犯人、人若犯我、我必犯人Wewillnotattackunlessweareattacked;ifweare

attacked,wewillcertainlycounterattack.

柔与刚softnessandhardness

儒雅端庄refinedanddignified

散手SanShou(freesparring)

上下相随theharmonybetweentheupperandlowerbody

舍己从人givingupone’sowntoacceptthewidely-acceptedone

身心双修physicalandspiritualcultivation

神Shen(concentrationofthemind)

神聚concentratingtheattention

神明sprirtualillumination

十大文化脉系tenmajorregionalcultures

十三势Thirteen(13)Postures

收敛入骨storinginthebody

疏通经络activatingchannels

四两拨千斤defeatingthestrongwithlittleeffort

松静自然beingnatural,relaxedandquiet

松柔缓慢softandslow

松腰圆裆relaxingthewaistandparatingthethighs

宋明理学Neo-Confucianism

太极拳Taijiquan;TaiJiQuan;TaiChi;Taijiboxing;Shadowboxing

太极拳圣地HometownofTaijiquan

太极拳小架子thesmallframeofTaijiquan

太极图TaijiDiagram

陶冶情操moldingcharacter

套路routine

体育运动学sportsandkinematics

天地与我并生，万物与我为一。Thenatureliveswithmeinsymbiosis,andeverythingiswith

measawhole.

天人合一TianRenHeYi(harmonybetweenManandNature)

听劲judgingtheopponent’sforce

推手TuiShou(pushinghands)

唯物辩证DialecticalMaterialism

尾闾WeiLv(acupoint;tailbone)

未老先防anti-agingpreventionbeforegrowingold

温文尔雅gentleandelegant

文化内涵culturalconnotations

文静自然quietandnatural

文拳Wenquan(BoxingofThoughts)

文武兼修adeptwithpenandsword

文追鸿儒，痴迷拳术verdinpolitelettersandobsdwithmartialarts

无过不及，不偏不倚noexcess,nodeficiency

无为而为；无为而治actionlessgovernancedoingnothingthatgoesagainstnature

五阴并五阳halfYinandhalfYang

五趾抓地feetgraspingtheground

武术martialarts;wushu

物极必反ExtremesMeet

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,turningright

先天气Xiantianqi(congenitalair)

行云流水flowingcloudsandrunningwater

形神共养cultivatingboththemindandthebody

形神皆备spiritandappearancelikeness

修身养性lf-cultivation

虚领顶劲erectingtheheadandrelaxingtheneck;erectingtheheadandnecknaturally

虚其心，实其腹emptyingone’smindandfillingone’sstomach

虚实XuShi;voidnessandsolidness；emptinessandsolidness

旋踝转腿rotatingtheanklesandlegs

旋腕转膀rotatingthewristsandshoulders

旋腰转脊rotatingthewaistandback

穴acupoints

延年益寿keepinglongerlongevity;longevityprolonging

养生术scienceofhealthprerving

一静一动stillnessandmotion

一开一合openingandclosing

一招不慎全盘皆输onecarelessmovelosthewholegame

以静制动copingwithallmotionsbyremainingmotionless

以柔克刚overcominghardnesswithsoftness

以弱胜强conqueringstrengthwithweakness

以退为进retreatinginordertoadvance

以武载道incorporatingculturalelementsintomartialarts

以小力胜大力defeatingthestrongwithlittleeffort;conqueringstrengthwithweakness

以意导动conductingmovementswithYi

意Yi(mind)

阴阳YinandYang;Yin-Yang;Yin/Yang

阴阳互根YinandYangrootingineachother

阴阳相济YinandYangassistingeachother;YinandYangexisting;YinandYangexisting

together

阴阳学说Yin-YangTheory

用法之意Yiofdirections

用意usingYi

元气Yuanqi(vitality)

原始道家theoriginalTaoism

原始儒家theoriginalConfucianism

圆活饱满softnessandfullness

圆与方circleandsquare

沾连粘随ZhanLianNianSui(touching,sticking,adheringandfollowing)

哲拳Zhequan(BoxingofPhilosophy)

正气Zhengqi(pureair)

致虚极，守静笃findingrestandpeace,andfeelingea

中国传统医学TCM；traditionalChinemedicine

中国佛学ChineBuddhism

中国古典哲学Chineclassicalphilosophy

中气Zhongqi(airininternalorgans)

中正和谐HarmonyandPerfection

中正之说NotionofZhongandZheng(HarmonyandPerfection)

着熟beskilled姿势posture

自强不息endlessandtireless;constantlystrivetobestronger;makeunceasingeffortstoimprove

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