qí

齐

HSK 3Character · Adjective · Verb · Adverb · Preposition · NounTraditional齊

neat; uniform; complete; simultaneously

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Meanings

8 senses · 15 examples
1.

adjective

neat; orderly; tidy

Used to describe arrangement, appearance, or order.

Tóng同
xué学
men们
de的
duì队
wu伍
pái排
dé得
fēi非
cháng常
zhěng整
qí齐
 。

The students' formation is very neat.

Tā她
bǎ把
shū书
jià架
shàng上
de的
shū书
bǎi摆
dé得
zhěng整
zhěng整
qí齐
qí齐
 。

She arranged the books on the shelf neatly and tidily.

2.

verb

reach the same height

Used to describe the height of a liquid or objects matching a reference point.

Hóng洪
shuǐ水
zhǎng涨
dé得
qí齐
le了
hé河
àn岸
 。

The flood water has risen to the height of the river bank.

Yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
de的
xiàng向
rí日
kuí葵
dōu都
qí齐
le了
fáng房
yán檐
le了
 。

The sunflowers in the yard are all as tall as the eaves.

3.

adjective

same; identical; uniform

Used to describe shared characteristics or common goals.

Tā他
hé和
wǒ我
míng齐
qí名
de的
zuò作
jiā家
 。

He is a writer of equal fame as me.

Rén人
xīn心
qí齐
 ,
tài泰
shān山
yí移
 。

When people are of one mind, they can move Mount Tai.

4.

adverb

together; simultaneously; at the same time

Used to describe multiple actions happening at the same time.

Chūn春
tiān天
dào到
le了
 ,
bǎi百
huā花
qí齐
fàng放
 。

Spring has arrived, and hundreds of flowers are blooming at the same time.

Liǎng两
pǐ匹
mǎ马
bìng并
jià驾
qí齐
qū驱
de地
pǎo跑
xiàng向
zhòng终
diǎn点
 。

The two horses ran side by side towards the finish line.

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Nán男
nǚ女
lǎo老
yòu幼
qí齐
dòng动
shǒu手
 ,
hěn很
kuài快
jiù就
bǎ把
jiào教
shì室
dǎ打
sǎo扫
gān干
jìng净
le了
 。

Men, women, the elderly and children all pitched in together, and quickly cleaned the classroom.

5.

adjective

complete; full; all present

Used to describe that all required items or people are gathered or prepared.

Zhè这
cì次
lǚ旅
xíng行
de的
wù物
zī资
dōu都
yù预
bèi备
qí齐
le了
 。

All the supplies for this trip have been fully prepared.

Kè客
rén人
dōu都
dào到
qí齐
le了
 ,
kě可
yǐ以
kāi开
shǐ始
chī吃
fàn饭
le了
 。

All the guests have arrived, we can start eating.

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Wǒ我
yǐ已
jīng经
bǎ把
gāi该
còu凑
de的
qián钱
dōu都
còu凑
qí齐
le了
 。

I have already gathered all the money I needed.

6.

preposition

align with; level with

Used to indicate alignment with a reference line or point when cutting, drawing, etc.

Qǐng请
qí齐
zhe着
gēn根
ér儿
jiǎn剪
duàn断
zhè这
gēn根
shéng绳
zi子
 。

Please cut this rope at the root to make it even.

Qí齐
zhe着
zhuō桌
zi子
biān边
ér儿
huà画
yī一
dào道
zhí直
xiàn线
 。

Draw a straight line along the edge of the table.

7.

noun

alloy (old reading jì)

archaic

Rarely used in modern language, retains the old pronunciation for alloy.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
měng锰
niè镍
tóng铜
qí齐
bèi被
guǎng广
fàn泛
yòng用
yú于
diàn电
zǐ子
yuán元
jiàn件
zhì制
zào造
 。

This manganese-nickel-copper alloy is widely used in electronic component manufacturing.

8.

verb

same as '斋' (zhāi); to fast

archaic

Used only in ancient Chinese texts.