- 栖息 qīxī to perchto perch or rest, especially in the context of birds; more generally, to inhabit or dwell in a specific habitat
- 两栖 liǎngqī amphibiousable to live or operate both in water and on land
- 栖身 qīshēn to stay temporarilyto stay at or live in for a short period; to seek shelter; to sojourn
- 栖息地 qīxīdì habitatPlace where an organism or community lives; a place to rest or stay.
- 栖霞 qīxiá Qixia DistrictQixia District, a district in Nanjing, Jiangsu province
- 栖霞区 qīxiáqū Qixia DistrictQixia District of [[南京市|南京市|nan2 jing1 shi4]] in [[江苏|江蘇|jiang1 su1]] province
- 两栖动物 liǎngqīdòngwù amphibianamphibious animal; a class of cold-blooded vertebrates that spend part of their life cycle in water and part on land
- 两栖类 liǎngqīlèi amphibiansclass of cold-blooded vertebrate animals that includes frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders
- 栖霞市 qīxiáshì Qixia CityQixia, a county-level city in [[烟台市|煙臺市|yan1 tai2 shi4]], Shandong Province
- 羊栖菜 yángqīcài hijikihijiki (Sargassum fusiforme), an edible brown seaweed common in East Asian cuisine; not to be confused with hair vegetable (Nostoc flagelliforme), a different species sometimes equated with it in older sources
- 陆栖 lùqī terrestrial; land-based; land animals(of animals) terrestrial; land-based; land-dwelling
- 共栖 gòngqī to live together(of two different species) to live in close association with one another, as in commensalism or mutualism
- 两栖部队 liǎngqībùduì amphibious forcesMilitary units such as the Marine Corps that are trained and equipped to operate on both land and sea; amphibious units.
- 栖止 qīzhǐ to stay(literary) to stay for a period of time; to sojourn; to settle at a place
- 栖宿 qīsù to roost(of birds) to rest or nest in trees or a nest overnight
- 栖栖遑遑 xīxīhuánghuáng restless(idiom) rushing about and constantly on the move; anxious and unsettled
- 两栖作战 liǎngqīzuòzhàn amphibious warfareamphibious warfare or operations; a joint military landing attack launched from the sea or air against an enemy-held shore
- 两栖植物 liǎngqīzhíwù amphibious plantPlants that are able to grow both on land and in water; amphiphytes.
- 偏利共栖 piānlìgòngqī commensalismTo have a commensal relationship with another organism where one benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed
- 偏栖 piānqī to live aloneto live in isolation or as a solitary individual (literary context)
- 山栖谷饮 shānqīgǔyǐn to live in seclusionTo dwell in the mountains and drink from the valleys; refers to living a quiet life as a hermit away from society.
- 幽栖 yōuqī to live in seclusionto live in a quiet and secluded place away from society
- 底栖有孔虫 dǐqīyǒukǒngchóng benthic foraminiferasingle-celled organisms with shells that live on or within the seafloor sediment
- 底栖生物 dǐqīshēngwù benthosOrganisms that live on or in the bottom of a body of water, such as shellfish or coral
- 枝栖 zhīqī a place to stay(literary) to perch on a branch; used as a metaphor for a place to stay, settle down, or hold a job
- 树栖 shùqī arborealdwelling or living in trees; tree-dwelling
- 栖住 qīzhù to dwellto dwell; to reside; to live
- 栖地 qīdì habitatThe specific place or environment where an organism or community lives, including necessary survival conditions
- 栖所 qīsuǒ habitatPlace to live or stay; a shelter or habitat for living things.
- 栖木 qīmù perchroost; perch for a bird
- 栖栖 xīxī lonely(literary) lonely and desolate, as in the appearance of a withered flower
- 栖栖皇皇 xīxīhuánghuáng restlessto be in a constant state of hurry and agitation; restless and uneasy
- 栖流所 qīliúsuǒ sheltera refuge or temporary shelter for homeless people and vagrants; (historically) a state-run facility for vagabonds during the Qing dynasty
- 栖迟 qīchí to rest(literary) to take a rest; to sojourn or travel and rest
- 栖遑 qīhuáng restless; hurried(literary) busy and hurried, with no time for rest; anxious; in a rush
- 水栖 shuǐqī aquaticliving in water; aquatic
- 羁栖 jīqī to sojournto stay temporarily in a foreign place or far from home
- 群栖 qúnqī to live together in groupsto live or roost together in groups; used for animals, birds, or insects that are social or gregarious by nature
- 良禽择木而栖 liángqínzémù'érqī a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in(proverb) talented people choose a wise leader to serve; a person of integrity should select their patron carefully
- 隐栖动物学 yǐnqīdòngwùxué cryptozoologythe study of animals whose existence is disputed or unproven
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