variants or ch'i also qi
Definition of chinext
as in energy
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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Recent Examples of chi Chan’s parents always treated their back pain from laborious food industry jobs with acupuncture and cupping, the practice of using cups or suction on the skin to stimulate blood flow and the flow of chi, or energy. — Cara Kelly, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026 Keep scrolling to increase your chi and shop them all—from $8. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2026 Tai chi produces long-term sleep benefits comparable to cognitive behavioral therapy in middle-aged and older adults, though CBT works faster in the short term. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Snyder explains that in traditional Chinese medicine, ear seeding follows the same principles of acupuncture, which works on energy (or qi) channels. — Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chi
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  • Fusion energy has long promised virtually limitless, low-carbon power by mimicking the physical reactions that fuel the Sun.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Zelenskyy said Ukraine's priorities for the talks were halting strikes on energy and critical infrastructure, unblocking Black Sea grain shipments and expanding prisoner exchanges.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
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  • For the site of their hard launch, the odd couple chose Perfecting Church, a Black church in Detroit, evidently seeking to exploit the aura of social justice implicit in the Black faith tradition.
    — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Over a career spanning five decades, von Rydingsvard transformed humble four-by-four chunks of wood into towering shapes whose puzzling bumps and hollows gave them the aura of ancient living beings.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 29 Oct. 2026

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“Chi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chi. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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