chi

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/kaɪ/

noun 8name 6

Collocations

ADJ.

early, live, open

She opened the window to let in some fresh chi energy during her morning meditation.

VERB + CHI

arrived, consider, doing, finding, go, play, practiced, practices

I arrived at chi this morning to pick up my dry cleaning.

CHI + NOUN

apr, butler, city, kayotta, mia, minh, morning, po

My friend Mia took chi classes at the studio downtown last summer.

PREP.

in, in

I felt a strong sense of balance and energy flowing in my chi during the meditation class.

ADV.

quite

The yoga class was quite chi, leaving everyone feeling energized and balanced.

Definitions

noun

The twenty-second letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets.

noun

A life force in traditional Chinese philosophy, culture, medicine, etc, related (but not limited) to breath and circulation.

Early Taoist philosophers and alchemists regarded ch'i as a vital force inhering in the breath and bodily fluids and developed techniques to alter and control the movement of ch'i within the body; their aim was to achieve physical longevity and spiritual power.

He took several deep breaths, finding his chi as Butler had taught him.

noun

The Chinese foot, a traditional Chinese unit of length based on the human forearm.

The Chinese unit of length standardized in 1984 as ¹/₃ of a meter.

The Taiwanese unit of length standardized as ¹⁰/₃₃ of a meter, identical to the Japanese shaku.

The chek or Hong Kong foot, a unit of length standardized as 0.371475 meters.

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Synonyms

noun — the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet

noun — the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is th

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Wiktionary

He took several deep breaths, finding his chi as Butler had taught him.

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At the greenmarket, it’s still mostly potatoes and apples. There are no tender greens, fava beans, peas, asparagus, artichokes, sorrel, rhubarb or early strawberries. Those harbingers of the season ar

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I arrived in Chi quite early in the morning, got a room in the Y, and went to bed with a very few dollars in my pocket.

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56 Michael Jordan, CHI vs. MIA, Apr. 29, 1992.

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Please lead me to Ho Chi Minh Open University!

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, chi is marked as dated, informal, slang, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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