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chí

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chi"

Czech

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Etymology

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Ultimately, from Ancient Greek χι (khi).

Noun

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chí n (indeclinable)

  1. chi (Greek letter)

Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish do·cí, from Old Irish ad·cí (“see”). See feic.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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chí

  1. (Munster) present indicative analytic of feic

Usage notes

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Independent form only; the dependent form is feiceann.

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Mandarin

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Romanization

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chí (chi2, Zhuyin ㄔˊ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 倁
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 匙
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 坻
  4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 墀
  5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 岻
  6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 弛
  7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 彽
  8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 徥
  9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 徲
  10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 持
  11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 歭
  12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 池
  13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 汦
  14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 沯
  15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 沺
  16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 泜
  17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 竾
  18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 筂
  19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 箈
  20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 箎
  21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 篪
  22. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 耛
  23. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 芪
  24. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 茌
  25. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 茬
  26. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 荎
  27. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 莇
  28. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蚳
  29. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蛇
  30. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 誃 / 𰵥
  31. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 謘
  32. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 謹 / 谨
  33. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 貾 / 𰷢
  34. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 赿
  35. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 趍
  36. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 踟
  37. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 踶
  38. 迟, 遅, 遟, 遲: late, tardy; slow; delay
  39. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鍈 / 锳
  40. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 馳 / 驰
  41. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 驠 / 𱅬
  42. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 驰
  43. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㓾
  44. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 尺
  45. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 治

Slovak

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Etymology

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Ultimately, from Ancient Greek χι (khi).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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chí n

  1. (Greek letter) chi, khi

Further reading

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  • “chí”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 志.

Noun

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chí

  1. will; resolve; volition; determination
    Có chí thì nên.
    If you have resolve, then you will succeed.
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Vietic *ciːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ciiʔ. Cognate with Muong chỉ, Bahnar si, Khasi ksi and Mon စဲ.

Alternative forms

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  • (Northern Vietnam) chấy (with diphthongization)

Noun

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(classifier con) chí • (蛭)

  1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) head louse
    Có chí thì gãi.
    If you have head lice, then scratch (your head).

Etymology 3

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 至.

Preposition

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chí

  1. (rare as a standalone word, usually in compounds) to; until

Verb

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chí

  1. (in compounds) to arrive; to reach

Adverb

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chí

  1. (in compounds) most; extremely
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Etymology 4

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 誌.

Noun

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chí

  1. publication; record
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