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.

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Also Wade-Giles, chi.

Origin of qi

From the Chinese word qì breath

Words nearby qi

qed, qef, qeshm, qf, qfd, qi, qian long, qiana, qianlong, qibla, qigong

Definition for qi (2 of 2)

Qi
[ chœ ]
/ tʃœ /

noun Pinyin.

Ch'i.
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British Dictionary definitions for qi

qi
/ (tʃiː) /

noun

a variant of chi 2
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