太极 太極
太极 太極 Tài jí ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ taai3 gik6 HSK 7-9
- the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology
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太
- 太太 tài tai ㄊㄞˋ ˙ㄊㄞ taai3 taai2 married woman
- 太平 tài píng ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ taai3 ping4 peace and security
- 太空 tài kōng ㄊㄞˋ ㄎㄨㄥ taai3 hung1 outer space
- 太阳 太陽 tài yang ㄊㄞˋ ˙ㄧㄤ taai3 joeng4 sun
- 太极拳 太極拳 tài jí quán ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ taai3 gik6 kyun4 shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan
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- 太阳能 太陽能 tài yáng néng ㄊㄞˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄋㄥˊ taai3 joeng4 nang4 solar energy
- 晒太阳 曬太陽 shài tài yáng ㄕㄞˋ ㄊㄞˋ ㄧㄤˊ saai3 taai3 joeng4 to be in the sun (getting warm or sunbathing etc)
- 老太太 lǎo tài tai ㄌㄠˇ ㄊㄞˋ ˙ㄊㄞ lou5 taai3 taai3 elderly lady (respectful)
- 乙太 yǐ tài ㄧˇ ㄊㄞˋ jyut3 taai3 variant of 以太
- 亚太 亞太 Yà Tài ㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄞˋ aa3 taai3 Asia-Pacific
- 以太 yǐ tài ㄧˇ ㄊㄞˋ ji5 taai3 (loanword) ether (hypothetical medium that transmits light waves)
- 印太 Yìn Tài ㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄞˋ jan3 taai3 Indo-Pacific (from 印度洋 and 太平洋)
- 太上 tài shàng ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄤˋ taai3 soeng6 title of respect for taoists
- 太保 Tài bǎo ㄊㄞˋ ㄅㄠˇ taai3 bou2 Taibao or Taipao city in Chiayi County 嘉义县, west Taiwan
- 太保 tài bǎo ㄊㄞˋ ㄅㄠˇ taai3 bou2 a very high official in ancient China
- 太仓 太倉 Tài cāng ㄊㄞˋ ㄘㄤ taai3 cong1 see 太仓市
- 太仆 太僕 tài pú ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄨˊ taai3 buk6 ministerial title in imperial China (in the Qin and Han dynasties, the minister responsible for the imperial stables)
- 太公 tài gōng ㄊㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄥ taai3 gung1 great-grandfather
- 太初 tài chū ㄊㄞˋ ㄔㄨ taai3 co1 the absolute beginning
- 太半 tài bàn ㄊㄞˋ ㄅㄢˋ taai3 bun3 more than half
极 極
- 两极 兩極 liǎng jí ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧˊ loeng5 gik6 the two poles
- 北极 北極 běi jí ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧˊ bak1 gik6 the North Pole
- 南极 南極 nán jí ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧˊ naam4 gik6 the South Pole
- 极了 極了 jí le ㄐㄧˊ ˙ㄌㄜ gik6 liu5 extremely
- 极其 極其 jí qí ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄧˊ gik6 kei4 extremely
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- 极力 極力 jí lì ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ gik6 lik6 to make a supreme effort
- 极度 極度 jí dù ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄨˋ gik6 dou6 extremely
- 极为 極為 jí wéi ㄐㄧˊ ㄨㄟˊ gik6 wai4 extremely; exceedingly
- 极端 極端 jí duān ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄨㄢ gik6 dyun1 extreme
- 极限 極限 jí xiàn ㄐㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ gik6 haan6 limit
- 消极 消極 xiāo jí ㄒㄧㄠ ㄐㄧˊ siu1 gik6 negative
- 积极 積極 jī jí ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧˊ zik1 gik6 active
- 南极洲 南極洲 Nán jí zhōu ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄡ naam4 gik6 zau1 Antarctica
- 太极拳 太極拳 tài jí quán ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ taai3 gik6 kyun4 shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan
- 极少数 極少數 jí shǎo shù ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋ gik6 siu2 sou3 extremely few
- 偏极 偏極 piān jí ㄆㄧㄢ ㄐㄧˊ pin1 gik6 (physics) polarization
- 偶极 偶極 ǒu jí ㄡˇ ㄐㄧˊ ngau5 gik6 dipole (e.g. magnetic dipole)
- 单极 單極 dān jí ㄉㄢ ㄐㄧˊ daan1 gik6 unipolar
- 基极 基極 jī jí ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧˊ gei1 gik6 base electrode (in transistor)
- 栅极 柵極 shān jí ㄕㄢ ㄐㄧˊ saan1 gik6 grid (in vacuum tubes)
Idioms with these characters
- 殚精极虑 殫精極慮 dān jīng jí lǜ ㄉㄢ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄩˋ to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly
- 极深研几 極深研幾 jí shēn yán jǐ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄣ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧˇ gik6 sam1 jin4 gei2 deep and detailed investigation (idiom)
- 乐不可极 樂不可極 lè bù kě jí ㄌㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧˊ lok6 bat1 ho2 gik6 (idiom) one should not overindulge in pleasure
Show 7 more idioms with 极 極
- 乐极生悲 樂極生悲 lè jí shēng bēi ㄌㄜˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄟ lok6 gik6 sang1 bei1 extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom); Don't celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong!
- 否极泰来 否極泰來 pǐ jí tài lái ㄆㄧˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊ pei2 gik6 taai3 loi4 extreme sorrow turns to joy (idiom)
- 穷奢极侈 窮奢極侈 qióng shē jí chǐ ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄕㄜ ㄐㄧˊ ㄔˇ kung4 ce1 gik6 ci2 extravagant in the extreme (idiom)
- 穷奢极欲 窮奢極欲 qióng shē jí yù ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄕㄜ ㄐㄧˊ ㄩˋ kung4 ce1 gik6 juk6 to indulge in a life of luxury (idiom); extreme extravagance
- 物极必反 物極必反 wù jí bì fǎn ㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄈㄢˇ mat6 gik6 bit1 faan2 when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)
- 喜极而泣 喜極而泣 xǐ jí ér qì ㄒㄧˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧˋ hei2 gik6 ji4 jap1 crying tears of joy (idiom)
- 罪大恶极 罪大惡極 zuì dà è jí ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄜˋ ㄐㄧˊ zeoi6 daai6 ok3 gik6 guilty of terrible crimes (idiom)
Example sentences
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他 认为 認為 太极拳 太極拳 改善 了 他 的 生活 。
He believes that Tai Ji has improved his life.
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