HSK 6 · Sport

气功 qìgōng “qigong (breathing exercises)” in Chinese

Traditional 氣功

What 气功 means

  1. qigong (breathing exercises)
  2. qigong, a traditional Chinese system of cultivating vital energy 气 through coordinated breathing, movement and meditation

How to say 气功

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale气qì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale功gōng1st tone, high and level

气功 in a sentence

  1. 爷爷每天早上练气功。

    Yéye měitiān zǎoshang liàn qìgōng.

    Grandpa practises qigong every morning.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 公园里有很多老人在练气功。

    Gōngyuán lǐ yǒu hěn duō lǎorén zài liàn qìgōng.

    There are lots of older people practising qigong in the park.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 气功 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 气 (qì) drawn as one shape
气qìgas; air

气 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidDrawn from layers of vapour rising: air, steam, breath.

The character 功 (gōng) with each of its parts in a different colour
功gōngmeritorious deed or service
  • 工work · gōng
  • 力strength · lì

How to write 气功

气 4 strokes · 功 5 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

气功 (qìgōng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 气功 (qìgōng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 气功

Words with 气

天气tiānqì · weather不客气bú kèqi · you’re welcome生气shēngqì · angry气qì · air力气lìqi · strength空气kōngqì · air气候qìhòu · climate脾气píqi · temper淘气táoqì · naughty小气xiǎoqì · stingy

Words with 功

成功chénggōng · success功夫gōngfu · time and effort用功yònggōng · hard-working (at study)功能gōngnéng · function功劳gōngláo · credit功效gōngxiào · effect急功近利jígōngjìnlì · eager for quick results and profit

More words: Sport & Leisure

竞赛jìngsài · competition联欢liánhuān · to have a get-together攀登pāndēng · to climb潜水qiánshuǐ · to dive胜负shèngfù · victory or defeat田径tiánjìng · athletics跳跃tiàoyuè · to jump投掷tóuzhì · to throw

FAQs

气功 (qìgōng) means “qigong (breathing exercises)” or “qigong, a traditional Chinese system of cultivating vital energy 气 through coordinated breathing, movement and meditation”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it qìgōng: qì with a 4th tone, then gōng with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 气功 is written 氣功. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type qigong with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 气功 from the suggestions. Typing qigong into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
气功 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.