chi

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  1. noun The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet. See Table at alphabet.
  2. noun The vital force believed in Taoism and other Chinese thought to be inherent in all things. The unimpeded circulation of chi and a balance of its negative and positive forms in the body are held to be essential to good health in traditional Chinese medicine.

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  • Something large was waiting for them Tocasia looked back for a sign of the pursuing su-chi, as both brothers crept forward. —  JEFF GRUBB
  • Wang Yu-chi, the Ma spokesman, said any agreements reached with the mainland would need government approval. —  Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China
  • Liu Dsih-chi is an associate professor of international business at Asia University. —  Taipei Times
  • I have higher hopes for Buono! 's co. no.mi.chi which is hopefully appearing next week. —  Anime Nano!
  • Reminding people of how its backing was the making of Linux, IBM, to no one's surprise, has thrown its support behind cloud computing, that delicious nexus of every chi-chi buzzword technology currently in vogue: Web 2.0, rich Internet applications, software-as-a-service, —  Latest News from Web 2.0 Journal
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Late Greek khī, from earlier khei.
  2. Chinese (Mandarin) qì, air, spirit, energy of life.

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  1. Also chigh; apparently California Indian. Cf. hitch.
 

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