chi

tʃiː

Definition

Definition of chi - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

life force

TECH.

vital energy circulating in the body

TECH.

Practicing tai chi helps balance your chi.

prana

measurement

TECH.

traditional Chinese unit of length

TECH.

The carpenter measured the table using a chi.

length

measure

unit

language

TECH.

22nd letter of the Greek alphabet

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The symbol for chi is similar to the English X.

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Expressions with chi

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tai chi

system of slow exercises for relaxation and health

Many people do tai chi for its health benefits.

tai chi chuan

chinese martial art with slow movements for health and relaxation

Many people practice tai chi chuan in the park every morning.

chi-square

test statistic used in statistical tests

The chi-square was calculated to test the hypothesis.

Origin of chi

Chinese, qi (life force)

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F distribution

mathematics

probability distribution of the ratio of two chi-square variables

Gò Vấp

geography

district in Ho Chi Minh City

HCMC

acr.

acr: Ho Chi Minh City

big city in Vietnam

Nguyen Ai Quoc

history

pseudonym used by Vietnamese revolutionary Ho Chi Minh in early activities

Saigon

Vietnam

the former name of Ho Chi Minh City

Examples of chi in a sentence

Acupuncture is believed to unblock stagnant chi.
He bought fabric that was three chi long.
The ancient scroll was two chi wide.
In the equation, chi represented an unknown variable.
Chi is often used in statistical formulas.

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French:chi, pied chinois, ...
German:Chi, ...
Italian:chi, chi greca, ...
Spanish:chi, ji griega, ...
Portuguese:chi, qui, ...
Chinese:气, 尺, ...
Japanese:気, 尺, ...
Arabic:طَاقَة حَيَوِيَّة, تْشِي, ...
Hebrew:צִ'י, יְחִידַת אוֹרֶךְ סִינִית מָסוֹרְתִּית, ...
Russian:ци, китайский фут, ...
Ukrainian:ци, чи, ...
Hindi:ची, चीनी इकाई, ...
Bengali:চি, চীনা পরিমাপ, ...
Catalan:chi, qui, ...
Czech:čchi, chí, ...
Danish:chi, ...
Dutch:chi, Griekse letter, ...
Greek:τσι, τσί, ...
Hungarian:csi, kínai hosszmérték, ...
Khmer:ថាមពលជីវិតដែលចរាចរក្នុងរាងកាយតាមគំនិតចិនបុរាណ, ឈី, ...
Korean:기, 자, ...
Persian:چی, خی, ...
Polish:chi, grecka litera, ...
Portuguese (BR):chi, unidade chi, ...
Romanian:chi, unitate chi, ...
Swedish:qi, chi, ...
Thai:พลังชีวิต, ฉื่อ, ...
Turkish:chi, Yunan harfi chi, ...
Vietnamese:khí, thước chi, ...

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