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武術

简武术 · 繁武術

Mandarin · pinyin wǔ shù

military 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)
also called kungfu 功夫
Classifier: 種 zhǒng

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武: wǔ · military; martial, warlike
術: Look up this written character
术: shù · art, skill, special feat; method, technique

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3–4 · wu3 shu4

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mou5 seot6

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noun

martial art; wushu

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