武术
wǔ​shù HSK3

martial arts

武术 (武術) wǔ​shù
martial arts noun
Systems of combat and self-defense practiced for sport, physical health, and spiritual development, commonly known as kungfu.

他从小就开始练习中国武术，希望能强身健体。

tā cóng xiǎo jiù kāi​shǐ liàn​xí Zhōng​guó wǔ​shù, xī​wàng néng qiáng​shēn jiàn​tǐ.

He has been practicing Chinese martial arts since childhood to keep fit and healthy.

military skill noun
Combat techniques and military arts used in historical warfare.

在冷兵器时代，武术是士兵必备的基本技能。

zài lěng​bīng​qì shí​dài, wǔ​shù shì shì​bīng bì​bèi de jī​běn jì​néng.

In the age of cold weapons, martial arts were an essential skill for soldiers.

performance fighting noun
The tradition of stylized and choreographed fight sequences used in Chinese opera and modern action cinema.

这部电影的武术指导是由著名的动作影星担任的。

zhè bù diàn​yǐng de wǔ​shù​zhǐ​dǎo shì yóu zhù​míng de dòng​zuò​yǐng​xīng dān​rèn de.

The martial arts choreography for this movie was handled by a famous action star.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
3.61 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
10.6 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 3

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Classifier

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)