- **Pinyin:** *qì* - **Simplified Chinese:** 气 - **Traditional Chinese:** 氣 - **English:** vital energy - **Definition:** 1. Vital energy, both energy and matter that carries vital energy. 2. Air; breath.[^1] 3. The Chinese term for the energetic components of the human being. Often translated as "energy."[^2] [^1]: Falk, Andrea. *Falk’s Dictionary of Chinese Martial Arts*. Québec, Canada: TGL Books, 2019. [^2]: Xia, Chongyi. *Taiji Fencing Principles, Vol. 1*. Unionville, PA. Daoist Sword Arts, 2017.