Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A Chinese system of prescribed physical exercises or movements performed in a meditative state.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Mandarin qìgōng : , air, spirit, energy of life; see chi in Indo-European roots + gōng, skill (from Middle Chinese kəwŋ).]

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Examples

  • The following information has been gathered and compiled over a period of years, through personal experience, while traveling, teaching classes that include T'ai Chi, Qi Gong, herbal information, martial arts and other health related subjects.

    Sore, Burning Feet and Lack of Iron 2008

  • The practice of Falun Gong, a religion loosely based on Chinese Qi Gong, is banned completely.

    China and the Church 2008

  • The following information has been gathered and compiled through personal experience while traveling, teaching T'ai Chi, Qi Gong, Chinese Herbal medicine, martial arts and other health related subjects.

    Dry And Flaky Skin: Seborrheic Dermatitis. 2007

  • The following information has been gathered and compiled through personal experience while traveling, teaching T'ai Chi, Qi Gong, Chinese Herbal medicine, martial arts and other health related subjects.

    Colds, Flu, Sweats and Vitamin C 2007

  • The following information has been gathered and compiled through personal experience, while traveling, teaching classes that include T'ai Chi, Qi Gong, herbal information, martial arts and other health related subjects.

    Diabetes, Tension, Metaphysics and Meditation, 2007

  • The Chinese theory of Qi Gong holds that certain motor actions produce mental states and experiences.

    Experiential Marketing BERND H. SCHMITT 1999

  • The Chinese theory of Qi Gong holds that certain motor actions produce mental states and experiences.

    Experiential Marketing BERND H. SCHMITT 1999

  • Yoga, Qi Gong and pilates sample sessions will run in the upstairs fitness room.

    Summit Daily News - Top Stories By CAITLIN ROW summit daily news 2010

  • VietNamNet Bridge - Strong with Tiger martial art, flexible with two-piece club, strange with Qi Gong, students from the Border Security Institute left strong impressions on the audience during a show to celebrate the 50

    unknown title 2009

  • For $100, while you watch, Qi Gong practitioners would massage your feet, and Martin Scorsese would show up to comment excitedly about the director's masterful use of tracking shots.

    Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch 2009

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