ki

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health
noun goddess personifying earth; counterpart of Akkadian Aruru

Borrowed from Hawaiian ki.

Oh, ki--ah!" moaned the tingling John. — The Dop Doctor, Richard Dehan
COMFORT, WILL LEVINGTON and DOST, ZAMIN KI. — The best British short stories of 1922, Unknown
*How the Gods Avenged Meoul Ki Ning. — The best short stories of 1917, and the yearbook of the American short story, Unknown

qi, chi, ch'i

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