气功
Old HSK 6
气功 (qìgōng) · qigong (breathing exercises)
气功 (qìgōng) means “qigong (breathing exercises)”. It is written with 2 characters: 气 (air) + 功 (achievement). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 气功 is built
The characters
气 qì · air
What 气 is made of
- 亻rén — person
Origin hint: A person 亻 breathing air (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
功 gōng · achievement
What 功 is made of
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 力lì — power
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: Results produced by capable 力 labor 工; 工 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
爷爷每天早上在公园练气功。Yéye měitiān zǎoshang zài gōngyuán liàn qìgōng.Grandpa practices qigong in the park every morning.
练气功对身体有好处。Liàn qìgōng duì shēntǐ yǒu hǎochù.Practicing qigong is good for your health.
Questions about 气功
What does 气功 mean?
气功 (qìgōng) means “qigong (breathing exercises)”.
How do you pronounce 气功?
气功 is pronounced qìgōng.
Which HSK level is 气功?
气功 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
- 生气shēngqìangry
- 天气tiānqìweather
- 空气kōngqìair
- 气温qìwēnair temperature
- 气候qìhòuclimate
- 力气lìqiphysical strength
- 暖气nuǎnqìheating
- 气球qìqiúballoon
- 勇气yǒngqìcourage
Learn 气功 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 142: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.