| 打太极 |
dǎ tài jí |
to practice tai chi / (fig.) to avoid responsibility / to pass the buck |
| 打 |
dá |
(loanword) dozen / Taiwan pr. [da3] |
| 打 |
dǎ |
a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打伞 "to hold an umbrella", 打电话 "to make a phone call", 打针 "to get an injection", 打手套 "to knit gloves", 打气 "to inflate") / to hit; to strike / to fight / (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以后 "since then") |
| 太 |
tài |
highest / greatest / too (much) / very / extremely |
| 太极 |
Tài jí |
the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology |
| 极 |
jí |
extremely / pole (geography, physics) / utmost / top |