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chi

/kaɪ/ /tʃiː/ /tʃə/

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La vingt-deuxième lettre des alphabets grec classique et moderne

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. "

Dans les exercices sur l'alphabet grec, le symbole qui ressemble à un « X » représente la lettre chi.

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Énergie vitale, 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. "

Faire des exercices de Tai-Chi tous les matins m'aide à cultiver mon chi et à me sentir plus énergique tout au long de la journée.

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Pied chinois

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. "

Le charpentier a mesuré la longueur de la table en pieds chinois, la convertissant soigneusement en mètres plus tard pour le client européen.

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Unité de longueur chinoise

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

Examples :

"The schoolyard was approximately 20 chi long. "

La cour de l'école mesurait environ 20 chi de long.

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Chi (unité de longueur taïwanaise)

(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. "

Le charpentier a mesuré le bois à trois chi de long avant de le couper pour la nouvelle étagère.

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Le pied 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. "

Le charpentier a mesuré la pièce à dix pieds de Hong Kong de long, ce qui signifie qu'elle mesurait environ 3,7 mètres de long.