元气
yuán qì
Pinyin

Definition

元气
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yuán qì
  1. strength
  2. vigor
  3. vitality
  4. (TCM) vital energy

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

元
Yuán
  1. 1 surname Yuan
  2. 2 the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
元宵
yuán xiāo
  1. 1 Lantern Festival
  2. 2 night of the 15th of the first lunar month
  3. 3 see also 元夜[yuán yè]
  4. 4 sticky rice dumplings
元宵节
Yuán xiāo jié
  1. 1 Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar
元宝
Yuán bǎo
  1. 1 Yuanbao district of Dandong city 丹東市|丹东市[Dān dōng shì], Liaoning
元旦
Yuán dàn
  1. 1 New Year's Day
元月
Yuán yuè
  1. 1 first month (of either lunar or Western calendars)
元气
yuán qì
  1. 1 strength
  2. 2 vigor
  3. 3 vitality
  4. 4 (TCM) vital energy
元素
yuán sù
  1. 1 element
  2. 2 element of a set
  3. 3 chemical element
公元
gōng yuán
  1. 1 CE (Common Era)
  2. 2 Christian Era
  3. 3 AD (Anno Domini)
日元
Rì yuán
  1. 1 Japanese yen (unit of currency)
  2. 2 also written 日圓|日圆
次元
cì yuán
  1. 1 dimension (loanword, from Japanese)
欧元
Ōu yuán
  1. 1 euro (currency)
欧元区
Ōu yuán qū
  1. 1 Eurozone
状元
zhuàng yuán
  1. 1 top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system)
  2. 2 see 榜眼[bǎng yǎn] and 探花[tàn huā]
  3. 3 top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gāo kǎo]
  4. 4 (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field
  5. 5 leading light
美元
Měi yuán
  1. 1 American dollar
  2. 2 US dollar
一元
yī yuán
  1. 1 single variable (math.)
  2. 2 univariate
一元化
yī yuán huà
  1. 1 integration
  2. 2 integrated
  3. 3 unified
一元复始
yī yuán fù shǐ
  1. 1 a new year begins (idiom)
三元区
Sān yuán qū
  1. 1 Sanyuan district of Sanming city 三明市[Sān míng shì], Fujian
三次元
sān cì yuán
  1. 1 three-dimensional
  2. 2 the real world (cf. 二次元[èr cì yuán])

Idioms (3)

一元复始
yī yuán fù shǐ
  1. 1 a new year begins (idiom)
元恶大憝
yuán è dà duì
  1. 1 arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)
行行出状元
háng háng chū zhuàng yuán
  1. 1 lit. in every trade, a master appears (idiom); fig. You can produce outstanding achievements in any task, provided you put it enough love and diligence

Sample Sentences

到了。你们路上肯定累了，赶快去睡一会儿吧。这是房间钥匙。对了，千万别洗澡，很伤元气的。晚饭要我送过来吗？
dào le 。nǐmen lùshang kěndìng lèi le ，gǎnkuài qù shuì yīhuìr5 ba 。zhè shì fángjiān yàoshi 。duì le ，qiānwàn bié xǐzǎo ，hěn shāng yuánqì de 。wǎnfàn yào wǒ sòng guòlai ma ？
We're there. You must be tired from the trip. Go get some sleep. This is the room key. By the way, be sure not to take a shower. It will weaken your vitality. Do you want me to send dinner up?
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道”就是宇宙万物的本原。道教认为人的生命由元气组成，肉体是精神的载体。人通过修炼身体可以成仙，所以他们特别重视养生。
dào ”jiùshì yǔzhòu wànwù de běnyuán 。Dàojiào rènwéi rén de shēngmìng yóu yuánqì zǔchéng ，ròutǐ shì jīngshén de zàitǐ 。rén tōngguò xiūliàn shēntǐ kěyǐ chéngxiān ，suǒyǐ tāmen tèbié zhòngshì yǎngshēng 。
``The way" is the philosophical principle of all things in the universe. Taoism holds that human life is composed of a vital energy, and that the physical body is a vehicle for that energy. Through ascetic practices, people can become immortals, so they especially value the cultivation of long life.
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