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chi

/kaɪ/ /tʃiː/ /tʃə/

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Der zweiundzwanzigste Buchstabe des klassischen und modernen griechischen Alphabets

The twenty-second letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets.

Examples :

"In Greek alphabet exercises, the symbol that looks like an "X" represents the letter chi. "

In griechischen Alphabetübungen stellt das Symbol, das wie ein „X“ aussieht, den Buchstaben Chi dar.

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Lebensenergie, Qi

A life force in traditional Chinese philosophy, culture, medicine, etc, related (but not limited) to breath and circulation.

Examples :

"Doing Tai Chi exercises every morning helps me cultivate my chi and feel more energized throughout the day. "

Morgens Tai-Chi-Übungen zu machen, hilft mir, mein Chi zu kultivieren und mich den ganzen Tag über energiegeladener zu fühlen.

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Chinesischer Fuß

The Chinese foot, a traditional Chinese unit of length based on the human forearm.

Examples :

"The carpenter measured the table's length in chi, carefully converting it to meters later for the European customer. "

Der Zimmermann maß die Länge des Tisches in chinesischen Fuß und rechnete sie später sorgfältig für den europäischen Kunden in Meter um.

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Chinesisches Längenmaß

(Mainland China) The Chinese unit of length standardized in 1984 as 1/3 of a meter.

Examples :

"The schoolyard was approximately 20 chi long. "

Der Schulhof war ungefähr 20 Chi lang.

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Chi (taiwanisches Längenmaß)

(Taiwan) The Taiwanese unit of length standardized as 10/33 of a meter, identical to the Japanese shaku.

Examples :

"The carpenter measured the wood to be three chi long before cutting it for the new bookshelf. "

Der Zimmermann maß das Holz auf drei Chi ab, bevor er es für das neue Bücherregal zuschnitt.

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Der Hongkong-Fuß

(Hong Kong) The chek or Hong Kong foot, a unit of length standardized as 0.371475 meters.

Examples :

"The carpenter measured the room to be ten chi long, meaning it was about 3.7 meters in length. "

Der Zimmermann maß den Raum auf zehn Hongkong-Fuß, was bedeutet, dass er etwa 3,7 Meter lang war.