齐
qí
(name of states and dynasties at several different periods)
surname Qi; neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out
a picture of 齐 → stalks of grain all level and even
The original oracle-bone form showed grain stalks aligned at the same height — a field of crops grown evenly together. 文 appears as a simplified remnant of that early pictograph and does not carry its usual 'writing/culture' meaning here.
请大家把桌子上的书放齐。
qǐng dà jiā bǎ zhuō zi shàng de shū fàng qí。
Please everyone put the books on the table in a neat arrangement.
同学们齐声回答了老师的问题。
tóng xué men qí shēng huí dá le lǎo shī de wèn tí。
The students all answered the teacher's question in unison.
Words with 齐
齐鲁
qí lǔ
alternative name for Shandong 山東|山东[Shan1 dong1]
乌鲁木齐
wū lǔ mù qí
see 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4]
齐心合力
qí xīn hé lì
to work as one (idiom); united in a concerted effort
齐全
qí quán
complete
参差不齐
cēn cī bù qí
(idiom) variable
齐白石
qí bái shí
Qi Baishi (1864-1957), famous Chinese painter
萨科齐
sà kē qí
Nicolas Sarkozy (1955-), French UMP politician, President 2007-2012
齐天大圣
qí tiān dà shèng
Great Sage the Equal of Heaven, self-proclaimed title of the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
达噜噶齐
dá lū gá qí
Mongolian daruqachi, local commander in Mongol and Yuan times
错落不齐
cuò luò bù qí
disorderly and uneven (idiom); irregular and disorderly
锣齐鼓不齐
luó qí gǔ bù qí
(idiom) not well coordinated
集齐
jí qí
to collect the complete set of