Meaning
martial; military
Chinese: 军事、武力或武术。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “wu” becomes a different word in each tone. 武 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 武器wǔ qìweapon; arms
- 武术wǔ shùmilitary 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)
- 武装wǔ zhuāngarms; equipment; to arm; military
- 武侠wǔ xiámartial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre); knight-errant
- 核武器hé wǔ qìnuclear weapon
Example Sentence
他从小就喜欢武术。Tā cóng xiǎo jiù xǐ huan wǔ shù.He has liked martial arts since childhood.
他Tāhe从小cóng xiǎofrom childhood就jiùthen喜欢xǐ huanto like武术wǔ shùself-defense。