wǔ shù

Traditional: 武術

武术 (wǔ shù) is a Chinese word meaning “military skill or technique (in former times); all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development); self-defense”.

Meanings

  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
  6. 6CL:種|种[zhong3]
Part of speech
noun

Characters in 武术

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