tai
noun
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major red tai, a food fish of Japan.
tai
1 American
[tahy]
/ taɪ /
noun
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tai
plural
TAI
1
British
abbreviation
Tai
2
British
/ taɪ /
adjective
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of tai
1615–25; < Japanese ta ( w ) i, earlier tafi
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Here are four of Swanson’s favorite tai chi exercises to help you strengthen your balance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
That’s one of the guiding principles behind tai chi, a hundreds-year-old Chinese martial arts practice that today is considered a form of meditative movement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The best part of her day is when she spends evenings practicing tai chi with a half dozen friends at a nearby park.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The ordinance that restricts yoga instruction at city parks does not outlaw teaching other subjects including tai chi and Shakespeare, the city has conceded in court proceedings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
I grabbed the microphone from a sixth-grade girl who insisted that tai chi had made her unbeatable at gymnastics.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
A successful global campaign against Iran may require Washington "to provide incentives" to Beijing to join it, said Lim Tai Wei, a professor and East Asia expert at Japan's Soka University.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Li visited Hong Kong during the Lunar New Year earlier this year, months after a massive apartment blaze in the north-eastern Tai Po district claimed 168 lives.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Tai chi is traditionally practiced in looser clothes and flat shoes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Tai chi, a gentle form of exercise based on gentle movements and breathing techniques, is another option.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Except for Tai, most of them don’t like her.
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
TAI is a key supplier for Turkey's military, providing its F-16 fighter jets.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2024
Turkish Vice-President Cevdet Yilmaz said four of the victims were TAI employees while the fifth was a taxi driver.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2024
TAI also plays a role in modernising older aircraft for use by the Turkish military.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2024
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the attack on TAI "heinous" in a post on X.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2024
"O please make haste and pull it out!" cried the TAI, pitifully, for he felt the pains in his throat coming on again; "I do so want to return the hook to the Mikoto."
From Japanese Fairy Tales by Yei Theodora Ozaki
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