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chi, ch'i or qi2 (tʃiː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| (sometimes capital) (in Oriental medicine, martial arts, etc) vital energy believed to circulate round the body in currents | |
| [Chinese, literally: energy] | |
| ch'i, ch'i or qi2 | |
| —n | |
| [Chinese, literally: energy] | |
| qi, ch'i or qi2 | |
| —n | |
| [Chinese, literally: energy] | |
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| qi (tʃiː) | |
| —n | |
| a variant of chi | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
qi
"physical life force," 1850, from Chinese qi "air, breath."
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
| QI quality improvement |
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In macrocosmic orbit the qi is also guided through the main channels in the limbs.
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