HSK 5 · Sport

武术 wǔshù “martial arts” in Chinese

Traditional 武術

What 武术 means

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

Measure word 种 zhǒng · 一种武术 yì zhǒng wǔshù

How to say 武术

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale武wǔ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale术shù4th tone, falling

武术 in a sentence

  1. 他从小就学习武术。

    Tā cóngxiǎo jiù xuéxí wǔshù.

    He has studied martial arts since he was little.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 很多外国人对中国武术很感兴趣。

    Hěn duō wàiguórén duì Zhōngguó wǔshù hěn gǎn xìngqù.

    Many foreigners are very interested in Chinese martial arts.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 武术 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 武 (wǔ) with each of its parts in a different colour
武wǔmartial
  • 一one · yī
  • 弋shoot · yì
  • 止stop · zhǐ
The character 术 (shù) with each of its parts in a different colour
术shùmethod
  • 木tree · mù
  • 丶dot · zhǔ

How to write 武术

武 8 strokes · 术 5 strokes

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武术 (wǔshù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 武术 (wǔshù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 武术

Words with 武

武装wǔzhuāng · armed forces武侠wǔxiá · martial arts hero武器wǔqì · weapon

Words with 术

艺术yìshù · art技术jìshù · technology手术shǒushù · (surgical) operation学术xuéshù · academic美术měishù · art魔术móshù · magic战术zhànshù · tactics

More words: Sport & Leisure

球迷qiúmí · fan (ball sports)射击shèjī · to shoot胜利shènglì · victory太极拳tàijíquán · tai chi (taijiquan)夏令营xiàlìngyíng · summer camp象棋xiàngqí · Chinese chess业余yèyú · spare-time游览yóulǎn · to go sightseeing

FAQs

武术 (wǔshù) means “martial arts” or “wushu”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it wǔshù: wǔ with a 3rd tone, then shù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 武术 is written 武術. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 种 (zhǒng). For example, one martial arts is 一种武术 (yì zhǒng wǔshù).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type wushu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 武术 from the suggestions. Typing wushu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
武术 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.