元气 (yuán qì) — vitality, vigor (everyday sense of physical/mental energy); primordial energy, original qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine)
Definition
In everyday use, 元气 means physical/mental 'vitality' — the energy you regain after rest or illness. In traditional Chinese medicine and Daoist thought, it refers to the primordial qi underlying all life.
noun
vitalityvigor (everyday sense of physical/mental energy)primordial energyoriginal qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine)
Examples
- ，元气。Dà bìng yì chǎng hòu, tā xū yào hǎo hǎo huī fù yuán qì.After a serious illness, he needs to fully regain his vitality.
- 元气。Zhōng yī rèn wéi yuán qì shì rén tǐ shēng mìng huó dòng de gēn běn.Traditional Chinese medicine believes that primordial qi is the foundation of life activities.
- 元气。Dào jiā jīng diǎn zhōng cháng tí dào tiān dì zhī chū de yuán qì.Taoist classics often mention the primordial energy at the beginning of heaven and earth.
Origin
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