| Chinese Terms | English | Chinese Audio | English Audio |
| 掤 | warding off | | |
| 捋 | pulling back diagonally | | |
| 挤 | pressing or squeezing | | |
| 按 | pushing | | |
| 採 | reaching and pulling down | | |
| 挒 | splitting | | |
| 肘 | elbowing | | |
| 靠 | shoulder stroke | | |
| 蹬 | kicking | | |
| 铲 | sticking out the leg like a shovel then sliding the foot | | |
| 站 | standing | | |
| 蹲 | squad | | |
| 抬, 升,起 | raising, lifting, ascending | | |
| 举 | pushing up | | |
| 压,往下压 | pressing down | | |
| 沉,降,落 | going down, descending, dropping | | |
| 提 | lifting | | |
| 弓步 | bow stance,lunge forward | | |
| 开步,迈步 | stepping | | |
| 马步 | bow stance for both legs like horseback riding | | |
| 虛步 | empty or light weight stance | | |
| 仆步 | crouching stance | | |
| 并步 | feet-together stance | | |
| 上步,进步 | stepping forward | | |
| 撤步,,退步 | stepping backward | | |
| 插步 | stepping back, cross one foot behind the other one | | |
| 盖步 | stepping front, cross one foot infront of the other one | | |
| 出拳 | boxing | | |
| 进 | advancing, entering | | |
| 退 | going back, retreating | | |
| 开 | opening | | |
| 合 | closing | | |
| 推,推出 | pushing out | | |
| 砸 | pounding the mortar | | |
| 震 | stomping the foot | | |
| 穿掌 | jutting the hand forward | | |
| 摆 | swinging | | |
| 摆脚,脚外摆 | pivot the foot towards the outside | | |
| 扣脚,脚內扣 | pivo the foot towards the inside | | |
| 扫 | sweeping | | |
| 发 | forcing out | | |
| 伸 | extending | | |
| 收,收回 | retreating, holding back | | |
| 蓄 | storing | | |
| 放,放出 | discharging | | |
| 转 | turning | | |
| 俯 | leaning down | | |
| 化,化解 | absorbing and dispersing the force | | |
| 引 | guiding | | |
| 拨 | push aside | | |
| 来 | coming | | |
| 去 | going | | |
| 发劲 | discharging force | | |
| 缠丝 | twining, twisting | | |
| 移重心 | shifting body’s weight | | |