武术
wǔ shù
Pinyin

Definition

武术
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wǔ shù
  1. military skill or technique (in former times)
  2. all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development)
  3. self-defense
  4. tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage)
  5. also called kungfu 功夫
  6. CL:種|种[zhǒng]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

威武
wēi wǔ
  1. 1 might
  2. 2 formidable
武器
wǔ qì
  1. 1 weapon
  2. 2 arms
  3. 3 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
武将
wǔ jiàng
  1. 1 general
  2. 2 military leader
  3. 3 fierce man
武林
wǔ lín
  1. 1 martial arts (social) circles
武汉
Wǔ hàn
  1. 1 Wuhan city on Changjiang, subprovincial city and capital of Hubei province
武艺
wǔ yì
  1. 1 martial art
  2. 2 military skill
武术
wǔ shù
  1. 1 military skill or technique (in former times)
  2. 2 all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development)
  3. 3 self-defense
  4. 4 tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage)
  5. 5 also called kungfu 功夫
  6. 6 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
武装
wǔ zhuāng
  1. 1 arms
  2. 2 equipment
  3. 3 to arm
  4. 4 military
  5. 5 armed (forces)
宣武区
Xuān wǔ qū
  1. 1 Xuanwu district of central Beijing
尚武
shàng wǔ
  1. 1 to promote a martial spirit
  2. 2 to revere military skills
  3. 3 warlike
文武
wén wǔ
  1. 1 civil and military
核武器
hé wǔ qì
  1. 1 nuclear weapon
武
Wǔ
  1. 1 surname Wu
武侯区
Wǔ hóu qū
  1. 1 Wuhou district of Chengdu city 成都市[Chéng dū shì], Sichuan
武侠
wǔ xiá
  1. 1 martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre)
  2. 2 knight-errant
武则天
Wǔ Zé tiān
  1. 1 Wu Zetian (624-705), Tang empress, reigned 690-705
武力
wǔ lì
  1. 1 military force
武功
Wǔ gōng
  1. 1 Wugong County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xián yáng], Shaanxi
武士
wǔ shì
  1. 1 warrior
  2. 2 samurai
武夷山
Wǔ yí shān
  1. 1 Mt Wuyi in Fujian
  2. 2 Wuyishan nature reserve
  3. 3 Wuyishan county level city in Nanping 南平[Nán píng] Fujian

Idioms (11)

孔武有力
kǒng wǔ yǒu lì
  1. 1 courageous and strong (idiom)
  2. 2 Herculean (physique etc)
才兼文武
cái jiān wén wǔ
  1. 1 talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
文武合一
wén wǔ hé yī
  1. 1 civilians and the military (working) hand in hand (idiom)
文武双全
wén wǔ shuāng quán
  1. 1 well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldier
  2. 2 master of pen and sword
文治武功
wén zhì wǔ gōng
  1. 1 political and military achievements (idiom)
用武之地
yòng wǔ zhī dì
  1. 1 ample scope for abilities
  2. 2 favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom)
穷兵黩武
qióng bīng dú wǔ
  1. 1 to engage in wars of aggression at will (idiom)
  2. 2 militaristic
  3. 3 bellicose
笔胜于刀文比武强
bǐ shèng yú dāo wén bǐ wǔ qiáng
  1. 1 the pen is mightier than the sword (idiom)
耀武扬威
yào wǔ yáng wēi
  1. 1 to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around
  2. 2 to bluff
  3. 3 to bluster
谋臣武将
móu chén wǔ jiàng
  1. 1 strategic experts and powerful generals (idiom)
重文轻武
zhòng wén qīng wǔ
  1. 1 to value letters and belittle arms (idiom); to stress civil matters and neglect the military
  2. 2 to prefer the pen to the sword

Sample Sentences

好，我们开始练习武术。
hǎo ，wǒmen kāishǐ liànxí wǔshù 。
OK, let's begin practicing martial arts.
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这就是他了不起的地方。他结合了二十多种中外功夫，独创自己的截拳道。武术界公认是实战和视觉的顶级结合。而且李小龙还是一个哲学家，通过电影把武术的精神传播出去。
zhè jiùshì tā liǎobuqǐ de dìfang 。tā jiéhé le èrshíduō zhǒng zhōngwài gōngfu ，dúchuàng zìjǐ de jiéquándào 。wǔshù jiè gōngrèn shì shízhàn hé shìjué de dǐngjí jiéhé 。érqiě LǐXiǎolóng hái shì yī ge zhéxué jiā ，tōngguò diànyǐng bǎ wǔshù de jīngshén chuánbō chūqù 。
True...These days so many foreigners like kung fu. Most of them saw Bruce Li's movies. There's no way Jackie Chan and Bruce Li could reach that level.
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成龙当年就是李小龙的接班人，受到公司的力捧，而且去好莱坞又早。最重要的是他很巧妙地把武术和娱乐融和在一起，所以他电影的受众面比李连杰广。
ChéngLóng dāngnián jiùshì LǐXiǎolóng de jiēbānrén ，shòudào gōngsī de lìpěng ，érqiě qù Hǎoláiwū yòu zǎo 。zuì zhòngyào de shì tā hěn qiǎomiào de bǎ wǔshù hé yúlè rónghé zàiyīqǐ ，suǒyǐ tā diànyǐng de shòuzhòngmiàn bǐ LǐLiánjié guǎng 。
Everybody who watches Jackie Chan's movies just sees the performance aspect. His hand and body movements are very showy, but real experts can tell there's not much depth. And his attacking power is no great shakes.
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好，最后我们表演武术。大家说，给猴子大刀还是棍子？
hǎo ，zuìhòu wǒmen biǎoyǎn wǔshù 。dàjiā shuō ，gěi hóuzi dàdāo háishi gùnzi ？
Okay, finally we are going to have a martial arts demonstration. Everyone tell us: do you want to give the monkey the sword or the club?
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他的武术功底很深。
tā de wǔshù gōngdǐ hěn shēn 。
He's very skilled at martial arts.
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我觉得这种想法实在是太杞人忧天了。这其实只是一个翻译的问题，不要把“龙”翻译成“Dragon”不就好了。在英语里，也有根据音译，把“龙”翻译成“Loong”的，比如中国的武术家李小龙的名字，翻译成英语就是LeeSiuLoong。
wǒ juéde zhèzhǒng xiǎngfǎ shízài shì tài qǐrényōutiān le 。zhè qíshí zhǐshì yī ge fānyì de wèntí ，bùyào bǎ “lóng ”fānyì chéng “Dragon ”bù jiù hǎo le 。zài yīngyǔ lǐ ，yě yǒu gēnjù yīnyì ，bǎ “lóng ”fānyì chéng “Loong ”de ，bǐrú Zhōngguó de wǔshùjiā Lǐ Xiǎolóng de míngzi ，fānyì chéng yīngyǔ jiùshì LeeSiuLoong 。
I think this kind of fear is groundless. This is really just a translation problem. As long as they don't translate the Chinese term ''long" as ''dragon," isn't that enough? In English, there are also phonetic transliterations. So you could translate ''long" as ''Long," like in the name of the martial arts expert Bruce Lee. His name is often written in English as Lee Siu Long.
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当我八岁的时候，就开始练武术了。
dāng wǒ bāsuì de shíhou ，jiù kāishǐ liàn wǔshù le 。
When I was 8 years old I started practicing martial arts.
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大家看，在我们面前的就是嵩山少林寺。它是少林武术的发源地。由于处于丛林中，所以取名“少林寺”。
dàjiā kàn ，zài wǒmen miànqián de jiùshì Sōngshān shàolínsì 。tā shì shàolín wǔshù de fāyuándì 。yóuyú chǔyú cónglín zhōng ，suǒyǐ qǔ míng “shàolínsì ”。
Everyone look, in front of us is the Songshan Shaolin Temple. It is the birthplace of Shaolin Martial Arts. Because of it's position in the middle of the forest, it was given the name “Shaolin Temple.”
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听你这么一说，我终于有些理解为什么导演们要在武术、音乐、服饰、建筑以及自然风光上下这么大功夫了。不过我还是觉得，中国文化的吸引力不仅仅在于这些表面的东西，更在于一些思想方面的东西。李安的《卧虎藏龙》得奖，很大程度上是因为这部影片反映了不同于西方的东方传统道德观念。
tīng nǐ zhème yī shuō ，wǒ zhōngyú yǒuxiē lǐjiě wèishénme dǎoyǎnmen yào zài wǔshù 、yīnyuè 、fúshì 、jiànzhù yǐjí zìrán fēngguāng shàng xià zhème dà gōngfū le 。bùguò wǒ hái shì juéde ，zhōngguówénhuà de xīyǐnlì bùjǐnjǐn zàiyú zhèxiē biǎomiàn de dōngxi ，gèng zàiyú yīxiē sīxiǎng fāngmiàn de dōngxi 。Lǐ Ān de 《wòhǔcánglóng 》déjiǎng ，hěn dà chéngdùshàng shì yīnwèi zhè bù yǐngpiàn fǎnyìng le bùtóngyú xīfāng de dōngfāng chuántǒngdàodé guānniàn 。
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