chí

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chi"

Czech

Etymology

Ultimately, from Ancient Greek χι (khi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈxiː]

Noun

chí n (indeclinable)

1. chi (Greek letter)

Irish

Alternative forms

• do-chí, atchí (archaic)
• tchí (Ulster)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /çiː/

Verb

chí

1. (Munster) present indicative analytic of feic

Usage notes

Independent form only; the dependent form is feiceann.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “chí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Khiamniungan Naga

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃʰi⁵⁵/

Verb

chí

1. Be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a result; do work.
2. All(Every individual or anything of the given class, with no exceptions (the noun or noun phrase denoting the class must be plural or uncountable))

   Synonyms: chísǖyô, hāhūi, khēmkū, pāutsāng, pāujûa, mīe

   Asü chikü anoi.

   You may all sit.

Noun

chí

1. Activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.
2. Labour, occupation, job.

Antonyms

• nòi
• òlòuh
• ā-ōlòuh
• ānòivālòuh

Derived terms

• chísǖyô
• chīmūa
• chītsō

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• chi — nonstandard
• ĉí — very rare shorthand

Romanization

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

Etymology

Ultimately, from Ancient Greek χι (khi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxiː/

Noun

chí n

1. (Greek letter) chi, khi

Further reading

• “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, 2003–2025

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕi˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɪj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɪj˦˥]
• Homophone: trí

• Audio (Hà Nội):

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Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 志.

Noun

chí

1. will; resolve; volition; determination

   Có chí thì nên.

   If you have resolve, then you will succeed.

Derived terms

• bản chí (intention)
• bất đắc chí (disgruntled)
• bền chí (perseverant)
• chí hướng (ambition)
• chí khí (resolve)
• chí nguyện (volunteer)
• chí nguyện quân (volunteer army)
• chí sĩ (idealist)
• chí thú (passionately)
• chủ nghĩa duy ý chí (voluntarism)
• có chí thì nên (if there's a will, there's a way)
• cố chí (determined to)
• duy ý chí (voluntarist)
• đắc chí (smug; content)
• đồng chí (comrade)
• gan chí mề (fearless)
• hứng chí (delighted)
• khoái chí (delighted)
• lập chí (to be resolved to)
• nản chí (to be discouraged)
• phẫn chí (frustrated)
• quyết chí (to be determined to)
• rủn chí (discouraged)
• thất chí (despondent)
• thích chí (comfortable)
• thiện chí (goodwill)
• thoái chí, thối chí (discouraged)
• thuyết duy ý chí (voluntarism)
• tu chí (self-improvement)
• viễn chí (milkwort)
• ý chí (willpower)
• ý chí luận (voluntarism)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *ciːʔ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ciʔ (“head louse”). Cognate with Muong chỉ, Bahnar si, Khasi ksi and Mon စဲ.

Alternative forms

• (Northern Vietnam) chấy (with diphthongization)

Noun

(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

Sino-Vietnamese word from 至.

Preposition

chí

1. (in set expressions) to; until

Verb

chí

1. (in compounds) to arrive; to reach

Adverb

chí

1. (in compounds) most; extremely

Derived terms

• bấm chí (to pinch; argue)
• bấu chí (to pinch; fight)
• cấu chí (to pinch; pluck)
• chí chết (exhaustingly)
• chí choé (to argue noisily)
• chí công (highly just)
• chí công vô tư (most impartial)
• chí cốt (intimate)
• chí hiếu (filial)
• chí ít (at least)
• chí lí, chí lý (reasonable)
• chí phải (correct; right)
• chí thân (intimate)
• chí thiện (excellence; goodwill)
• chí thiết (intimate)
• chí tình (very genuine)
• chí tôn (most revered)
• chí tuyến (a tropic)
• chí tử (deadly)
• dĩ chí (even)
• đông chí (winter solstice)
• hạ chí (summer solstice)
• hoạ vô đơn chí (when it rains it pours)
• thậm cấp chí nguy (dangerously urgent)
• thậm chí (even)
• tự cổ chí kim (since the old days)

Etymology 4

Sino-Vietnamese word from 誌.

Noun

chí

1. publication; record

Derived terms

• báo chí (press; print media)
• bi chí (epitaph)
• dư địa chí (local chronicle)
• địa chí (local chronicle)
• mộ chí (gravestone)
• tạp chí (journal)
• tiêu chí (criterion)