qī

蛣

Character · Numeral · AdverbTraditional七

number seven; many times

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

numeral

seven; the number 7

Cardinal number.

Yī一
gè个
xīng星
qī期
yǒu有
qī七
tiān天
 。

There are seven days in a week.

Tā他
jīn今
nián年
qī七
suì岁
le了
 。

He is seven years old this year.

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dì第
qī七
kè课

Lesson Seven

2.

adverb

many times; frequently

literary

Used in literary or somewhat fixed expressions to indicate repetition.

sān三
lìng令
wǔ五
shēn申

repeated orders and injunctions (lit. three orders, five announcements)

qī七
shàng上
bā八
xià下

in a mental flurry; perturbed (lit. seven up, eight down)

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Tā她
wèn问
le了
qī七
cì次
 。

She asked seven times. (shows the numeral use; the adverbial sense is more general)