Character

齐

qí HSK 5

齐 qí HSK 5

1. neat and even; aligned in a straight line
2. complete; fully assembled
3. identical; uniform
4. simultaneously; all together
5. to reach the same level; to be level with a certain point or line
6. Qi, a Zhou-dynasty vassal state and one of the Warring States, in present-day northern and eastern Shandong and southeastern Hebei
7. name of dynasties: ①Southern Qi, founded by Xiao Daocheng (479–502 AD); ②Northern Qi, founded by Gao Yang (550–577 AD)
8. a surname
9. dynastic title proclaimed by Huang Chao, leader of the peasant uprising at the end of the Tang dynasty
10. alloy

Words using 齐 as qí (4)

1 整齐 zhěng qí — neat HSK 5
- 整 to arrange, to put in order
- 齐 even, uniform, aligned
Example

他的房间总是很整齐。

tā de fáng jiān zǒng shì hěn zhěng qí

His room is always very neat.
2 齐全 qí quán — complete HSK 6
- 齐 all present, uniform
- 全 complete, whole
Example

这家超市的商品很齐全。

zhè jiā chāo shì de shāng pǐn hěn qí quán

This supermarket has a complete range of products.
3 一齐 yì qí — together HSK 7
- 一 one, unity
- 齐 together, uniform, simultaneous
Example

大家一齐唱歌。

dà jiā yì qí chàng gē

Everyone sang together.
4 齐心协力 qí xīn xié lì — work together with one heart HSK 7
- 齐 together, in unison
- 心 heart, mind, united purpose
- 协 cooperate, work together
- 力 strength, effort, power
Example

只有齐心协力，我们才能克服困难。

zhǐ yǒu qí xīn xié lì wǒ men cái néng kè fú kùn nan

Only by working together with one heart can we overcome difficulties.

Structure & writing

齐 qí — neat and even; aligned in a straight line

齐 is a component in 3 characters

HSK 4

济 jì cross a river; ford

HSK 5

挤 jǐ crowd together; (of many things) concentrated at the same time

HSK 7

剂 jì to regulate; to harmonize

齐 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order