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chi

/kaɪ/ /tʃiː/ /tʃə/

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noun

古典ギリシャ文字と現代ギリシャ文字の22番目の文字

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. "

ギリシャ文字の練習では、「X」のように見える記号は文字「カイ」を表します。

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noun

気

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. "

毎朝太極拳をすることで、自分の気を養い、一日を通してより活力を感じることができます。

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尺

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. "

大工はテーブルの長さを尺で測り、後でヨーロッパの顧客のために慎重にメートルに換算しました。

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尺、中国の長さの単位

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

Examples :

"The schoolyard was approximately 20 chi long. "

校庭は約20尺の長さだった。

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尺（台湾の長さの単位）

(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. "

大工は新しい本棚のために木を切る前に、その木の長さを3尺と測りました。

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香港フィート

(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. "

大工は部屋の長さを10香港フィートと測り、それは長さ約3.7メートルという意味だった。