qi

[ chee ]

nounPinyin.
  1. (in traditional Chinese medicine and philosophy) the vital life force that flows through the body and is supposedly regulated by acupuncture.

Origin of qi

1
First recorded in 1845–55; from Chinese “breath, air, spirit, gas”
  • Also (Wade-Giles) chi .

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Other definitions for Qi (2 of 2)

Qi
[ chœ ]

nounPinyin.

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British Dictionary definitions for qi

qi

/ (tʃiː) /


noun
  1. a variant of chi 2

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