武术
武术
wǔ shù
military skill or technique (in former times); all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development); self-defense; tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage)
HSK 5classifier
Traditional: 武術
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Definitions
- (classifier) military skill or technique (in former times)
- all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development)
- self-defense
- tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage)
- also called kungfu 功夫
Classifier: 种 (zhǒng)
Example Sentences
我们需要武术。
Wǒmen xūyào wǔshù
We need A martial art
Related Words
中场(zhōng chǎng)· middle period of a tripartite provincial exam (in former times)
→传承(chuán chéng)· to pass on (to future generations)
→创练(chuàng liàn)· to form and train (a military unit)
→刘伯温(Liú Bó wēn)· Liu Bowen (1311-1375), general under the first Ming emperor Zu Yuanzhang 朱元璋, with a reputation as a military genius
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HSK levels
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- HSK 5
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