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qigong

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /tʃiːˈɡɒŋ/
  • UK: /tʃiːˈkʊŋ/
  • chē′go͝ong′
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /tʃiˈɡɔŋ/
  • General-American: /tʃiˈɡʊŋ/
  • rhymes with -ɒŋ
  • rhymes with -ʊŋ

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noun

Meaning 1

A Chinese system of breathing control, physical exercise and meditation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Qualifier: fitness

Topics: alternative-medicine, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 氣功 /气功 (qìgōng, “breath work, qi work”).

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: txi-kung — system of breathing control
  • Chinese: 氣功 /气功 (zh-min-nan) — system of breathing control
  • Chinese Mandarin: 氣功 /气功 (qìgōng) — system of breathing control
  • Czech: čchi-kung — system of breathing control
  • Esperanto: ĉigongo — system of breathing control
  • French: qi gong — system of breathing control
  • French: qigong — system of breathing control
  • French: chi gong — system of breathing control
  • French: chi kung — system of breathing control
  • German: Qigong — system of breathing control
  • German: Tschigong — system of breathing control
  • German: Chigong — system of breathing control
  • Greek: τσι κουνγκ (tsi koungk) — system of breathing control
  • Greek: τσι γκουνγκ (tsi gkoungk) — system of breathing control
  • Greek: τσιγκόνγκ (tsigkóngk) — system of breathing control
  • Greek: τσι γκονγκ (tsi gkongk) — system of breathing control
  • Greek: τσι κονγκ (tsi kongk) — system of breathing control
  • Japanese: 気功 (kikō) — system of breathing control
  • Korean: 기공 (gigong) — system of breathing control
  • Northern Kurdish: çîgong — system of breathing control
  • Polish: qigong — system of breathing control
  • Portuguese: qigong — system of breathing control
  • Portuguese: qi-gong — system of breathing control
  • Russian: цигу́н (cigún) — system of breathing control
  • Spanish: qigong — system of breathing control
  • Spanish: chi kung — system of breathing control
  • Thai: ชี่กง — system of breathing control
  • Vietnamese: khí công — system of breathing control