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ki

/kiː/

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noun

朱蕉，红叶铁树

Ti, a plant native to the Pacific islands and China, Cordyline fruticosa.

Examples :

"My mother used ki leaves to wrap the kalua pig before putting it in the underground oven. "

我妈妈先把烤乳猪用朱蕉叶包好，再放入地炉里烤。

plant biology nature agriculture

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可可，巧克力饮料。

(naval slang) Cocoa (the drink).

Examples :

"After a cold night watch, the sailor warmed up with a mug of ki in the mess hall. "

在寒冷的夜间值班后，水手在食堂里喝了一大杯热可可暖身子。

drink nautical food

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noun

希，卡帕

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

Examples :

"The student wrote the letter "ki" neatly on the whiteboard. "

那个学生在白板上整齐地写下了字母“希，卡帕”。

language writing

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noun

气，精气

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

Examples :

"Practicing Tai Chi helps to improve the flow of ki throughout the body. "

练习太极拳有助于改善全身气的流动。

culture medicine philosophy physiology energy body tradition religion

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尺

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

Examples :

"The carpenter measured the length of the table using a ki, finding it to be about five ki long. "

木匠用尺量了桌子的长度，发现大约有五尺长。

unit culture history

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noun

市尺

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

Examples :

"The tailor needed three ki of fabric to make a small pouch, which is about one meter. "

裁缝需要三市尺的布来做一个小袋子，大约是一米。

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尺，台尺.

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

Examples :

"The carpenter measured the wooden plank to be about five ki long. "

木匠量了一下木板，大约有五台尺长。

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香港尺

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

Examples :

"The tailor measured the length of the silk fabric using a ki, noting it was just over two ki. "

裁缝用香港尺量了丝绸的长度，记下长度是两香港尺多一点。