xi

American  

[zahy, sahy, ksee] / zaɪ, saɪ, ksi /

noun

PLURAL

xis

1. the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ).

2. the group of consonant sounds represented by this letter.

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Xi ¹ British  

/ ʃiː /

noun

1. a river in S China, rising in Yunnan province and flowing east to the Canton delta on the South China Sea: the main river system of S China. Length: about 1900 km (1200 miles)

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xi ² British  

/ ksaɪ, saɪ, ksiː, zaɪ /

noun

1. the 14th letter in the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ), a composite consonant, transliterated as x

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Example Sentences

Does “xi” mean inhale, or is it exhale?

From Washington Post

Families come together across the nation to feast, drink and share li xi, or lucky money, with children.

From Washington Post

After running a few tests, the social network discovered that its system also translated similar words beginning with "xi" in Burmese to "s--thole" in English.

From Fox News

After running tests, Facebook found that multiple Burmese words starting with “xi” and “shi” translated to the vulgarity in English.

From Seattle Times

The errant translation came about because the system searched through terms beginning with “xi” and “shi,” AFP reported.

From Fox News