Word

齐 (qí) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

Meaning of 齐

副 fù adverb

together, in unison

大家齐声说'谢谢老师'。

dà jiā qí shēng shuō xiè xie lǎo shī

Everyone said 'thank you teacher' in unison.

形 xíng adjective

neat

书桌上的书摆得很齐。

shū zhuō shàng de shū bǎi de hěn qí

The books on the desk are arranged very neatly.

动 dòng verb

to align; to be even

请把桌子上的书齐一下。

qǐng bǎ zhuō zi shàng de shū qí yī xià

Please align the books on the table.

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Word breakdown

齐 qí — together, in unison

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

1 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