22nd letter of the Greek alphabet, representing a -kh- sound (see ch). The letter is shaped like an X, and so the Greek letter name was used figuratively to signify such a shape or arrangement (as in khiasma "two things placed crosswise;" khiastos "arranged diagonally; marked with an X;" khiazein "to mark with an 'X', to write the letter 'X'"). Some dialects used chi to represent the -ks- sound properly belonging to xi; Latin picked this up and the sound value of chi in Latin-derived alphabets is now that of English X.
雙語例句
1. Shops in Ho Chi Minh City are stacked with goods.
胡志明市的商店里堆滿了商品。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Electives are offered in Tai Chi and advanced dance exercise.
選修課包括太極拳和高級舞蹈練習。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Snow fell to a depth of over three chi.
雪下了三尺多厚.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
4. Snow fell to a depth of three chi.
雪下3尺深.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
5. Once there is enough chi, one can readily synthesize the field.