武术
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

武术

wǔshù

military skill or technique (in former times)

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

military skill or technique (in former times)

02

all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development)

03

self-defense

04

tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage)

05

also called kungfu 功夫

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 武术

What does 武术 mean in Chinese?

武术 (wǔshù) means military skill or technique (in former times).

How do you pronounce 武术?

武术 is pronounced wǔshù.

Is 武术 an HSK word?

武术 is on the HSK 5 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 武术?

武术 is used as a 名词 (noun) in Chinese.

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