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title: qi — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «qi» in the school dictionary: In Chinese thought and traditional medicine, qi is the life energy that is believed to flow through the body and all living things; it is said like «chee» to an English ear. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# qi

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**Who acts:** qi, qì, other syllables, qī, Grandpa, points · **What happens:** think, be, believe, flow, live, say · **To what, where:** Chinese, life energy, body, energy, English ear, air · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«qi» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [qi in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/qi.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: Mandarin, pinyin — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Chinese thought and traditional medicine, qi is the life energy that is believed to flow through the body and all living things; it is said like «chee» to an English ear.

<!-- fold The tree, 32 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:qi:m1:1
# text = In Chinese thought and traditional medicine, qi is the life energy that is believed to flow through the body and all living things; it is said like «chee» to an English ear.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Chinese	Chinese	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
3	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	traditional	traditional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	qi	qi	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	12	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	believed	believe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl:relcl	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	flow	flow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	_
18	through	through	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
22	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	24	det	_	_
23	living	live	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	24	amod	_	_
24	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
26	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	nsubj	_	_
27	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	28	aux:pass	_	_
28	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
29	like	like	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	chee	chee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	31	punct	_	_
33	to	to	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
34	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
35	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	36	amod	_	_
36	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past |  |  |  | Chinese |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | qi | the life energy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **believe** | present · passive |  | the life energy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **flow** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the body and all living things |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through body=Location |
| 5 | **live** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · passive |  | energy | a English ear |  |  | like chee | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Topic to ear=Recipient |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: Mandarin, pinyin — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As an ordinary Mandarin word, qì also means air, gas, breath or spirit, and other syllables spelled «qi» mean seven (qī), to ride (qí) and to rise (qǐ).

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:qi:m2:1
# text = As an ordinary Mandarin word, qì also means air, gas, breath or spirit, and other syllables spelled «qi» mean seven (qī), to ride (qí) and to rise (qǐ).
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	ordinary	ordinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	Mandarin	mandarin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	qì	qì	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	also	also	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	breath	breath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	spirit	spirit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
19	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	syllables	syllable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	nsubj	_	_
21	spelled	spell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	acl	_	_
22	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	qi	qi	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	23	punct	_	_
25	mean	mean	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	parataxis	_	_
26	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	25	obj	_	_
27	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	qī	qī	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
31	to	to	PART	TO	_	32	mark	_	_
32	ride	ride	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	25	parataxis	_	_
33	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	34	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	qí	qí	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	34	punct	_	_
36	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	38	cc	_	_
37	to	to	PART	TO	_	38	mark	_	_
38	rise	rise	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	32	conj	_	_
39	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	40	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	qǐ	qǐ	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	38	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	40	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | qì | air and gas and breath or spirit |  |  |  | as a ordinary Mandarin word | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent air=Topic as word=Attribute |
| 2 | **spell** | participle | other syllables *not said here* | qi |  |  |  |  | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **mean** | present | other syllables | seven |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seven=Topic |
| 4 | **ride** | to-infinitive |  | qí |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent qí=Theme |
| 5 | **rise** | to-infinitive |  | qǐ |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location qǐ=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: games — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Qi» is a famous allowed word in Scrabble.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:qi:m3:1
# text = «Qi» is a famous allowed word in Scrabble.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Qi	Qi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Scrabble	Scrabble	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **allow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Qi | a famous allowed word |  | Scrabble |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Chinese tradition, qi is the energy of life.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:qi:x1:1
# text = In Chinese tradition, qi is the energy of life.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	tradition	tradition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	qi	qi	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | qi | the energy |  | Chinese tradition |  | of life | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tai chi exercises are said to help qi flow through the body.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:qi:x2:1
# text = Tai chi exercises are said to help qi flow through the body.
1	Tai	Tai	X	FW	_	2	compound	_	_
2	chi	chi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	exercises	exercise	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	qi	qi	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	7	obj	_	_
9	flow	flow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	through	through	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · passive |  | chi exercises |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **help** | to-infinitive |  | qi |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent qi=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **flow** | infinitive | qi *not said here* |  |  | the body |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through body=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Qi» sounds like «chee» in English.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:qi:x3:1
# text = «Qi» sounds like «chee» in English.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Qi	Qi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	chee	chee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | present | Qi |  |  |  |  | like chee in English | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Mandarin, «qī» means seven.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:qi:x4:1
# text = In Mandarin, «qī» means seven.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Mandarin	Mandarin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	qī	qī	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | qī | seven |  |  |  | in Mandarin | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot seven=Theme in mandarin=Attribute |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandpa scored lots of points playing «qi» in Scrabble.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:qi:x5:1
# text = Grandpa scored lots of points playing «qi» in Scrabble.
1	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	scored	score	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	points	point	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	playing	play	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	qi	qi	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Scrabble	Scrabble	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **score** | past | Grandpa | lots of points |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Theme |
| 2 | **play** | gerund | points *not said here* | qi |  | Scrabble |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent qi=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Tiānqì» means weather in Mandarin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:qi:x6:1
# text = «Tiānqì» means weather in Mandarin.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Tiānqì	Tiānqì	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Mandarin	Mandarin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Tiānqì | weather |  |  |  | in Mandarin | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot weather=Theme in mandarin=Attribute |

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