Chinese |
Pinyin |
English |
1 |
起势 |
qǐ shì |
Beginning form |
2 |
野马分鬃 |
yě mǎ fēn zōng |
Wild horse, part the mane |
3 |
白鹤亮翅 |
bái hè liàng chì |
White crane, brilliant wings |
4 |
搂膝拗步 |
lǒu xī ǎo bù |
Embrace knee, twist step |
5 |
手挥琵琶 |
shǒu huī pí pá |
Hands play Pipa |
6 |
倒撵猴 |
dǎo niǎn hóu |
Retreat, expel the monkey |
7 |
左揽雀尾 |
zuǒ lǎn què wěi |
Left grasp the sparrow’s tail |
8 |
右揽雀尾 |
yòu lǎn què wěi |
Right grasp the sparrow’s tail |
9 |
单鞭 |
dān biān |
Single whip |
10 |
云手 |
yún shǒu |
Cloud hands |
11 |
单鞭 |
dān biān |
Single whip |
12 |
高探马 |
gāo tàn mǎ |
High pat the horse |
13 |
右蹬脚 |
yòu dèng jiǎo |
Right kick foot |
14 |
双峰贯耳 |
shuāng fēng guàn ěr |
Both hands strike ears |
15 |
左蹬脚 |
zuǒ dèng jiǎo |
Left kick foot |
16 |
左下势独立 |
zuǒ xià shì dú lì |
Left going down power, stand on one leg |
17 |
右下势独立 |
yòu xià shì dú lì |
Right going down power, stand on one leg |
18 |
玉女穿梭 |
yù nǚ chuān suō |
Jade woman works the shuttles |
19 |
海底针 |
hǎi dǐ zhēn |
Sea bottom needle |
20 |
闪通背 |
shǎn tōng bèi |
Fan through the back |
21 |
转身搬拦捶 |
zhuǎn shēn bān lán chuí |
Twist the body, deflect block, strike |
22 |
如封似闭 |
rú fēng sì bì |
Like closing (a door) |
23 |
十字手 |
shí zì shǒu |
Ten letter hands (cross hands) |
24 |
合太极 |
hé tài jí |
Gathering taichi |