qi
[ chœ ]
/ tʃœ /
|
noun Pinyin.
(in traditional Chinese medicine and philosophy) the vital life force that flows through the body and is supposedly regulated by acupuncture.
Nearby words
Also Wade-Giles, chi.
Origin of qi
From the Chinese word qì breath
Qi
[ chœ ]
/ tʃœ /
noun Pinyin.
Ch'i.
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qi
/ (tʃiː) /
noun
a variant of chi 2
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qi
"physical life force," 1850, from Chinese qi "air, breath."
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