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chi

/kaɪ/ /tʃiː/ /tʃə/

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La vigésima segunda letra de los alfabetos griego clásico y moderno

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. "

En los ejercicios del alfabeto griego, el símbolo que parece una "X" representa la letra chi.

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Chi, energía vital

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. "

Hacer ejercicios de Tai Chi cada mañana me ayuda a cultivar mi chi y a sentirme con más energía durante todo el día.

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Pie chino

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. "

El carpintero midió la longitud de la mesa en pies chinos, convirtiéndola cuidadosamente a metros más tarde para el cliente europeo.

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Chi, unidad de longitud china

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

Examples :

"The schoolyard was approximately 20 chi long. "

El patio de la escuela tenía aproximadamente 20 chi de largo.

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Chi (unidad de longitud taiwanesa)

(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. "

El carpintero midió la madera en tres chi de largo antes de cortarla para la nueva estantería.

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El pie de Hong Kong

(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. "

El carpintero midió la habitación y encontró que tenía diez pies de Hong Kong de largo, lo que significa que tenía una longitud de unos 3,7 metros.