Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See chih.

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Examples

  • Recall that the Chinese word chee means ‘breath’ and ‘energy’ as well as ‘air’.

    The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity Daniel Reid 1989

  • The Thai of course would have opinions about what goes with what (according to David Thompson, spices like those I have incorporated go well with the oilier roasted duck, and any Thai author will tell you that chu chee is usually for seafood, even though I have enjoyed it on chicken), but I recommend you try any meat or veggie that sounds good to you.

    Thai Red Curry With Roasted Chicken Laura 2009

  • The Thai of course would have opinions about what goes with what (according to David Thompson, spices like those I have incorporated go well with the oilier roasted duck, and any Thai author will tell you that chu chee is usually for seafood, even though I have enjoyed it on chicken), but I recommend you try any meat or veggie that sounds good to you.

    Archive 2009-07-01 Laura 2009

  • Central to Chinese medicine is the concept of qi pronounced chee, which is the vital energy, or life force, that animates all living beings and the entire universe.

    The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000

  • Central to Chinese medicine is the concept of qi pronounced chee, which is the vital energy, or life force, that animates all living beings and the entire universe.

    The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000

  • A basic premise of traditional Chinese medicine derived directly from Taoist philosophy is that all forms of life in the universe are animated by an essential life force called chee.

    The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity Daniel Reid 1989

  • The French, it seems, have a particular affinity for the notion of chee.

    The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity Daniel Reid 1989

  • Ok xo [t] chi [c] a hun chicop Tucur ru bi chacal pe chuvi caka chee,

    The Annals of the Cakchiquels Daniel Garrison Brinton 1868

  • Xa [c] a hun chi caka chee ka [c] hamey ok xoh pe xi [c] o ka [c] amape chu chi Tullan, quere [c] a ka binaam vi Cakchiquel vinak ri, yxka [c] ahol, quecha can ri [t] a [t] avitz, Çactecauh.

    The Annals of the Cakchiquels Daniel Garrison Brinton 1868

  • A group called the Wireless Power Consortium — which includes a host of different companies like smart-phone makers, wireless carriers and TV makers — created what it intends to be an international standard for interoperable wireless charging, called Qi pronounced "chee".

    It's Hard to Cut the Charging Cords Katherine Boehret 2011

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  • Old provincial term for a hen-roost in England. Also used as a verb, to go to chee, to go to roost.

    May 10, 2011