Chi meaning

kī, kē
In certain Asian systems of belief, medicine, martial arts, etc., the universal life energy that flows around and through the body: blockage or imbalance of this energy can result in illness.
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The vital force believed in Taoism and other Chinese thought to be inherent in all things. The unimpeded circulation of chi and a balance of its negative and positive forms in the body are held to be essential to good health in traditional Chinese medicine.
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A Chinese surname​.
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The definition of chi is the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.

An example of chi is the letter represented by χ.

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The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
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The twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (Χ, χ)
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The vital force believed in Taoism and other Chinese thought to be inherent in all things. The unimpeded circulation of chi and a balance of its negative and positive forms in the body are held to be essential to good health in traditional Chinese medicine.
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(Computer Human Interface) Typically refers to the devices and associated applications used by humans to interact with computers. For example, a CICS data entry screen displayed on a 3270 terminal makes up a CHI for a banking application. Speech recognition systems are another example. See user interface.
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(historical, dated) Qi, an ancient Chinese duchy, viscounty, and kingdom under the Zhou dynasty.
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(informal) Chihuahua.
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(law) Abbreviation of Chicago.
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Origin of chi

  • Mandarin qì air, spirit, energy of life from Middle Chinese khi`
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • Late Greek khī from earlier khei
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • From the Wade-Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese 齊 (Qí)
    From Wiktionary
  • From Wiktionary

Chi Sentence Examples

  • He started his Tai Chi routine, focusing externally while the night filled his heightened senses.

  • Xander watched him for a short while before returning to the beach to finish his Tai Chi.

  • The two which drain the largest basin are the Chi Manuk and the Chi Tarum, both rising in the eastern end of the province and flowing northeast and north-west respectively to the Java Sea.

  • The Chi Tandui, also rising here, flows south-east to the Indian Ocean, and alone of all the rivers in this province is navigable.

  • chi and the latter by a b d e f g, which groups for the sake of brevity we designate as a and 1 3.

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