武
术

Military skill or technique (in former times) in Chinese: 武术 (wǔ shù)

wǔ shù

military skill or technique (in former times)

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 武術1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1military skill or technique (in former times)
  2. 2all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development)
  3. 3self-defense
  4. 4tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage)
  5. 5also called kungfu 功夫

Stroke order

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武
术

Zhuyin

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ㄨˇ

wǔ

ㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

ㄕㄨˋ

shù

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

武术

Simplified

武術

Traditional

Example sentences

See 武术 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 爷爷每天早上练武术。

    yé ye měi tiān zǎo shàng liàn wǔ shù。

    Grandpa practices martial arts every morning.

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Related words

技术

jì shù

technology

艺术

yì shù

art

美术

měi shù

art

手术

shǒu shù

(surgical) operation

武器

wǔ qì

weapon

学术

xué shù

learning

战术

zhàn shù

tactics

魔术

mó shù

magic

武力

wǔ lì

military force

武装

wǔ zhuāng

arms

核武器

hé wǔ qì

nuclear weapon

手术室

shǒu shù shì

operating room

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