qi
[chœ]
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noun Pinyin.
(in traditional Chinese medicine and philosophy) the vital life force that flows through the body and is supposedly regulated by acupuncture.
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Also Wade-Giles, chi.
Origin of qi
From the Chinese word qì breath
Qi
[chœ]
noun Pinyin.
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Examples from the Web for qi
Contemporary Examples of qi
Qi could not post the $1,000 bond and was assigned a May 22 date to appear in state Superior Court in Stamford.
Historical Examples of qi
The French has: qi sont violastre, ou pluis broun qe violettes.
Given this misunderstanding Collado begins his list with an explanation of the irregularities of qi,uru.
Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese LanguageDiego Collado
qi
noun
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