tai

IPA/ˌtaɪ ˈtʃiː/
KK[tˈaɪ]IPA/ˌtaɪ ˈtʃiː/

tai — 名詞

1. A Chinese practice in which you move your body slowly through a set of gentle fl

1.名詞B1
釋義

太極

一種源自中國、動作緩慢的運動

A Chinese practice in which you move your body slowly through a set of gentle flowing positions; the word is short for tai chi (sometimes written t'ai chi).

例句

Every morning the retired librarian does tai in the park near her apartment.

那位退休的圖書館員每天早上都在住家附近的公園打太極。

collocation: do tai

The physiotherapist suggested tai to help with the patient's balance problems.

物理治療師建議打太極來改善病人的平衡問題。

pattern: suggest tai + to-infinitive for purpose

常見搭配
  • do tai
  • practice tai
  • tai class
  • tai instructor
  • tai movements
同義詞
  • tai chi

    the full name; more common and clearer in most situations

  • t'ai chi

    alternative spelling with an apostrophe, same meaning

文法句型

do tai

practice tai

tai + noun

用法筆記

Almost always used with 'do' (do tai), 'practice' (practice tai), or as a noun modifier (tai class, tai instructor). The full form 'tai chi' is more common in everyday speech than the abbreviation 'tai' alone.

常見錯誤

I'm learning Thai.' (when meaning the exercise).
I'm learning tai chi.
'Thai' refers to the language or people of Thailand; the slow-movement exercise is 'tai' or 'tai chi'.

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