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CHI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chi mean?
• CHI (noun)
The noun CHI has 2 senses:
1. 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
2. the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet
Familiarity information: CHI used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("chi" is a kind of...):
energy; vim; vitality (a healthy capacity for vigorous activity)
Domain region:
Cathay; China; Communist China; mainland China; People's Republic of China; PRC; Red China (a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
chi; khi
Hypernyms ("chi" is a kind of...):
alphabetic character; letter; letter of the alphabet (the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech)
Holonyms ("chi" is a member of...):
Greek alphabet (the alphabet used by ancient Greeks)
Context examples
Examples of mind/body exercises are yoga, tai chi, and qigong.
(Mind/body Exercise, NCI Dictionary)
Examples of mind-body exercises are yoga, tai chi, and qigong.
(Mind-body exercise, NCI Dictionary)
Examples of mind-body practices include meditation, hypnosis, guided imagery, yoga, and tai chi.
(Mind-body practice, NCI Dictionary)
Examples of mind-body modalities include meditation, hypnosis, guided imagery, yoga, and tai chi.
(Mind-body modality, NCI Dictionary)
These practices, especially in the form of Traditional Chinese Medicine have a prominent position in the U.S. Included are: Acupuncture, Herbal formulas, Diet, QiGong, Tai chi, Massage, manipulation, Acupotomy - Fibrosis, Fibromylogic electroacupuncture used in China at Great Wall Hospital.
(Oriental medicine, NCI Thesaurus)
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