noun · common

chi

chi · chis

хі

хи, ки, чи, ци

Chi, Ch'i, Ki, Qi

The twenty-second letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabetsThe twenty-second letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets.

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/kaɪ/

» Tom is practicing Tai Chi in the park.

Tom praktiziert im Park Tai-Chi.

Meaning

6 senses

The twenty-second letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets.
Chi
хиxi
хіxi
(uncountable, usually)A life force in traditional Chinese philosophy, culture, medicine, etc, related (but not limited) to breath and circulation.
Qi, Ch'i, Ki
циci, чиči, киki
(uncountable, usually)The Chinese foot, a traditional Chinese unit of length based on the human forearm.
(Mainland China, uncountable, usually)The Chinese unit of length standardized in 1984 as ¹/₃ of a meter.
(Taiwan, uncountable, usually)The Taiwanese unit of length standardized as ¹⁰/₃₃ of a meter, identical to the Japanese shaku.
(Hong Kong, uncountable, usually)The chek or Hong Kong foot, a unit of length standardized as 0.371475 meters.

Examples

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Tom is practicing Tai Chi in the park.
deTom praktiziert im Park Tai-Chi.
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Sami did tai chi for six years.
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Tom is doing tai chi in the park.
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Tom is a Tai Chi practitioner.
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Tom practices Tai Chi in the park.
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

Greek letter:

Русский

By meaning 2

Greek letter:

the fundamental life-force or energy:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

Greek letter:

the fundamental life-force or energy:

Origin

From Latin chī, from Ancient Greek χεῖ (kheî). From the Mandarin 氣／气 (qì) from the Wade–G

From Latin chī, from Ancient Greek χεῖ (kheî).

From the Mandarin 氣／气 (qì) from the Wade–Giles romanization: chʻi⁴, from Middle Chinese 氣 (MC khj+jH), from Old Chinese 氣 (OC *kʰɯds, “breath, vapor”). Compare modern Japanese 気(き) (ki), Korean 기(氣) (gi) and Vietnamese khí (氣).

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 尺 (chǐ). Doublet of chek.

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