How to say “wushu” in Chinese
wushu, martial arts
“Wushu” in Chinese is 武术, wǔ shù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
武术 is read wǔ shù: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Bottom left, 止 “foot”; on the right, a weapon, as in 戈: marching off to war armed.
Looks like 木 “tree”, but with a dot at the top right.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “武术”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 武术. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他武术练得很好tāwǔshùliàndehěnhǎoHe's really good at wushu.
More words from the lesson “Run, jump, throw”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “wushu” in Chinese?
“Wushu” in Chinese is 武术, pinyin wǔshù.
What does 武术 mean?
武术 (wǔshù) means “wushu, martial arts”.
How do you write 武术?
武术 is 2 characters: 武 (wǔ) — military, martial; 术 (shù) — skill, technique. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 武术?
武术 is read wǔshù. Tones: wǔ — third tone, shù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“wushu” in the lesson “Run, jump, throw”
This word is from the topic “Sports” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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