Chinese word

齐

Pronunciation

Pinyinqí

Meaning

  • adjectiveall present

Example

人都到齐了。rén dōu dào qí le

Everyone has arrived.

Illustration for 齐 (all present)

More examples

衣服都摆得很齐。yī fú dōu bǎi de hěn qí

The clothes are all neatly arranged.

Core concept

A whole reaches balance when all its required parts are present and properly placed.

Common phrases

  • 到齐dào qí

    all be present

  • 来齐lái qí

    all come

  • 摆得齐bǎi de qí

    be neatly arranged

Similar words

齐全qí quán: Having every needed item or piece of information available.
完整wán zhěng: Complete as a whole, with no section or part missing.
整齐zhěng qí: Neatly arranged, with no visible disorder in the layout.

Definition in Chinese

指所需的部分或要素都具备，没有缺失，表示完整齐备。zhǐ suǒ xū de bù fèn huò yào sù dōu jù bèi méi yǒu quē shī biǎo shì wán zhěng qí bèi

Word origin

The older form of 齐 (qí, "even; complete") evoked a row of grain heads at one height, linking alignment with completeness.

Usage tips

  • The rising tone in qí distinguishes this word from 七 (qī, "seven"), so tone helps prevent a common listening error.

Other meanings

  • completeadjective
  • neatadjective
  • evenadjective

Opposites

  • 零散líng sànscatteredadjective

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