借劲运气，顺气使劲
English translation: Move Qi with the help of power and apply power with the help of Qi
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| 3 +3 | Move Qi with the help of power and apply power with the help of Qi |
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12 hrs confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2FYI Explanation: Yes, 运 is a verb working as a predicate here. It means "to move", or "wield", it's all about making the CHI circulate around the body at will. For 气, it makes sense to translate it as "breath", as this will be easily understood, while the Chinese actually has wider implications. It's also translated as "energy", or simply "CHI", to preserve the integrity of the word's original meaning. You may choose from the three. "Apply" used by franksf is fine, you may put the second half as "apply strength along with breath/energy/CHI". |
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +3
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