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qi

1

[ chee ]

noun

, Pinyin.
  1. (in traditional Chinese medicine and philosophy) the vital life force that flows through the body and is supposedly regulated by acupuncture.


Qi

2

[ chœ ]

noun

, Pinyin.

qi

/ tʃiː /

noun

  1. a variant of chi 2
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of qi1

First recorded in 1845–55; from Chinese “breath, air, spirit, gas”
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Example Sentences

Fans of the drink believe that it can boost qi, improve circulation, cure arthritis, and strengthen the body in general.

Qi could not post the $1,000 bond and was assigned a May 22 date to appear in state Superior Court in Stamford.

“People who want to get into the Beijing Film Academy need guanxi [connections],” says Yu Qi, a book editor in Beijing.

Caita qi means 'a written book' and caita is the preterit of the verb caqi,u I write.'

Given this misunderstanding Collado begins his list with an explanation of the irregularities of qi,uru.

As he went, he pondered gloomily on the fate of this great city under the heartless and ignorant So-qi.

And So-qi preyed upon them all ruthlessly, knowing they could never stop warring interiorly long enough to attack him.

Yet if he went at all to So-qi, he had to tell something, and either way someone would be doomed, if not himself.

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