詞	Pin1yin1	Explanation
氣	Qi4	"Breath" or the energy that can directed by training breath
外氣	Wai4qi4	"External qi," qi emitted for healing or other purposes
丹田	Dan1tian2	"Cinnabar field," several important qi centers in the body (similar to chakra)
盤坐	Pan2zuo4	"Basin-sitting," i.e. lotus posture
單盤	Dan1pan2	"Single-basin,", i.e. half-lotus posture
雙盤	Shuang1pan2	"Double-basin,", i.e. full-lotus posture
小周天	Xiao3zhou1tian1	"Small celestial orbit," circulation of qi through the Ren and Du meridians
大周天	Da4zhou1tian1	"Large celestial orbit," circulation of qi through all of the meridians
避穀(避谷)	Bi4gu3	"Avoiding grains," i.e. qigong fasting; qigong state requiring little food or water
天目	Tian1mu4	"Celestial eye," i.e. third eye, allows clairvoyance or diagnosis of patients
元神出竅	Yuan2shen2chu1qiao4	"Expelling the spirit through the cavity," i.e. astral travel
神打	Shen2da3	"Spirit boxing," method of channelling to gain temporary martial skills
望氣	Wang4qi4	"Peering into vapors," legendary clairvoyant skill
太極數學	Tai4ji2shu1xue2	"Yin-yang Mathematics," legendary Daoist divination using birthdate, paper, and brush
Ancient Qigong Methods
五禽戲	Wu3qin1xi1	"Five Animal Frolics," ancient method created by physician Hua Tuo (華陀) imitating movements of five animals: the tiger, deer, bear, monkey, and crane
八段錦	Ba1duan4jin3	"Eight Piece Brocade," ancient eight-part method attributed to ancient general Yue Fei (岳飛)
易筋經	Yi4jin1jing1	"Tendon Change Classic," ancient method attributed to Shaolin temple founder Bodhidharma (達磨)
洗髄經	Xi2sui3jing1	"Marrow Washing Classic," ancient method attributed to Shaolin temple founder Bodhidharma (達磨)
少林七十二藝	Shao4lin2 Qi4shi2er4yi4	"Shaolin 72 arts," ancient collection of both internal and external methods
一指禪功	Yi1zhi3chan2gong1	"One finger meditation," one of the Shaolin 72 arts, the skill of channelling energy through space through a finger to kill; passed down by 16th generation monk Zhengzhi (浄智禅師) to Que Ashui (闕阿水) of Shanghai
鐵布衫功	Tie3bu4san1gong1	"Iron shirt," one of the Shaolin 72 arts, the skill of making the body nearly invulnerable
大雁功	Da4yan1gong1	"Wild Goose Method," government-recognized Kunlun Daoist method taught by 27th-generation inheritor Yang Meijun (楊梅君) of Beijing
馬礼堂六字訣	Ma3 Li3tang1 Liu4zi4jue2	"Ma Litang 6 Secret Sounds," government-recognized method passed down by Xingyiquan master Ma Litang (馬礼堂) and now his daughter, Ma Xuzhou (馬栩周) of Beijing
Modern Qigong Methods
童子長寿九歩功	Tong3zi3 Chang2shou4 Jiu3bu4gong1	"Child Longevity 9-Step Method," government-recovnized method created by Yan Xin (厳新) of Beijing
郭林新気功	Guo1lin2 Xin1qi4gong1	"Guo Lin New Qigong," government-recognized method for cancer patients created by Guo Lin (郭林) of Beijing