Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- 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.
- noun The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet, X, Χ, corresponding to the English church
- noun A fish, Lavinia exilicauda: same as
hitch .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A form of
psychic energy . - noun The twenty-second letter of the
Classical andModern Greek alphabets, and the twenty-third letter ofOld andAncient alphabets.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health
- noun the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The traditional Chinese meaning of the phrase "tai chi" is precisely the whole that encompasses both yang and yin.
Arthur Rosenfeld: Paying Attention to the Space Between Life's Notes Arthur Rosenfeld 2010
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Since tai chi is a practice that requires movement, it is the transition that defines the practice: a motionless statue lacks the dynamic essence of tai chi.
Arthur Rosenfeld: Paying Attention to the Space Between Life's Notes Arthur Rosenfeld 2010
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Since tai chi is a practice that requires movement, it is the transition that defines the practice: a motionless statue lacks the dynamic essence of tai chi.
Arthur Rosenfeld: Paying Attention to the Space Between Life's Notes Arthur Rosenfeld 2010
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The traditional Chinese meaning of the phrase "tai chi" is precisely the whole that encompasses both yang and yin.
Arthur Rosenfeld: Paying Attention to the Space Between Life's Notes Arthur Rosenfeld 2010
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Since tai chi is a practice that requires movement, it is the transition that defines the practice: a motionless statue lacks the dynamic essence of tai chi.
Arthur Rosenfeld: Paying Attention to the Space Between Life's Notes Arthur Rosenfeld 2010
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The traditional Chinese meaning of the phrase "tai chi" is precisely the whole that encompasses both yang and yin.
Arthur Rosenfeld: Paying Attention to the Space Between Life's Notes Arthur Rosenfeld 2010
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Tai chi is great for balance and is supposed to also keep energies flowing in a healthy way.
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• Hugh Hussey, Wilson, N.C. A: Actor Windell Middlebrooks, 29, is the delivery guy who storms into high-end restaurants and stores and pulls High Life out because being in chi-chi places keeps everyday folks from living the high life.
Gyms, spas stress value of fighting stress in hard times 2008
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This is my smallest cousin here, we call her chi chi chee chee.
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I believe that certain chi-chi stores will even sell you one that provides an electric massage (although I think you have to have a car lighter to plug it into).
oroboros commented on the word chi
A bi-sonic: Chinese pronunciation: chee (energy); Greek: kai (Greek alphabet member).
August 6, 2015