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In the final article on the meaning of qi and “energy” I showed the difference between these two different concepts. Despite being used as if they were one, they are actually very different.

Even using all sorts of arguments, since explain what it means Qi to show the recent history that led to his false translation or submit citations of Important technical books that draw attention to this problem, lots of people are still in their demand of not wanting to understand what it really means.

In this article I propose a little exercise that anyone can do. If, as many professionals say, qi means energy, then that should be observable in the online translators and dictionaries available online. I use online translators because anyone who reads this can use the text and make the experience for himself.
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Much has I written about what it means qi in Chinese medicine. Much has I written about this concept and the ridiculous manipulations that had victimize this ideogram and that end up systematically with translations as qi is “energy.” The same goes for other Chinese terms as yin and yang that always find them selfs being erroneous translated as “positive energy” and “negative energy“.

There are some differences between the qi in Chinese medicine and “energy” of Western Vitalistic Chinese medicine. The Qi of Chinese medicine can hardly be translated and easily find several possible translations, the “energy” of Western Vitalistic Chinese medicine is already translated. You can define the meaning of Qi. But nobody can define what it means by “energy.”
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