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Ba Duan Jin

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • bä′ dwän′ jĭn′

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noun

Meaning 1

A form of the Chinese exercise qigong.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Mandarin 八段錦/八段锦 (Bā Duàn Jǐn).

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 八段錦 /八段锦 (bāduànjǐn) — Chinese exercise
  • Czech: pa tuan ťin — Chinese exercise
  • Polish: baduanjin — Chinese exercise
  • Vietnamese: bát đoạn cẩm — Chinese exercise