qǐ

杞

Character · Proper noun · Noun

Zhou state; surname

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

proper noun

Zhou Dynasty state located in present-day Qixian, Henan Province

Historically famous as the origin of the idiom 杞人忧天 (a man from Qi who worried the sky would fall), describing unnecessary anxiety.

Qǐ杞
guó国
shì是
Zhōu周
cháo朝
shí时
qī期
de的
yī一
gè个
xiǎo小
zhū诸
hóu侯
guó国
 。

The state of Qi was a small vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty period.

Qǐ杞
rén人
yōu忧
tiān天
de的
diǎn典
gù故
jiù就
chū出
zì自
Qǐ杞
guó国
 。

The allusion 'the man from Qi who worried the sky would fall' comes from the state of Qi.

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Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
zài在
Hé河
nán南
Qǐ杞
xiàn县
fā发
xiàn现
le了
Qǐ杞
guó国
de的
yí遗
zhǐ址
 。

Archaeologists discovered the ruins of the state of Qi in Qixian County, Henan.

2.

noun

surname Qi

A relatively rare Chinese surname.

Tā他
xìng姓
Qǐ杞
 ，
míng名
Píng平
 。

His surname is Qi, given name is Ping.

Qǐ杞
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
yī一
wèi位
yán研
jiū究
Zhōu周
cháo朝
lì历
shǐ史
de的
xué学
zhě者
 。

Mr. Qi is a scholar who studies Zhou Dynasty history.

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Zhè这
gè个
bān班
shàng上
méi没
yǒu有
xìng姓
Qǐ杞
de的
xué学
sheng生
 。

There are no students with the surname Qi in this class.