variants
or ch'is
also qis
as in energies
a spiritual force that is held to emanate from or give animation to living beings
the concept of chi is of central importance in acupuncture
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Noun
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reportedly told the European Union’s top diplomat in July that China could not accept a Russian loss in Ukraine, because that might lead the United States to focus its energies on containing China’s rise.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025 -
Take time to rejuvenate your energies.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This innovative method produced the first instance of second sound in action, revealing heat waves rippling back and forth like acoustic vibrations.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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By shining light onto molecules to analyze these vibrations, techniques such as infrared spectroscopy or Raman spectroscopy can identify these molecules.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Chis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chis. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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