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武术

wǔ shù

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 武術 Measure word 种

武术 (wǔ shù) means "martial arts, military skill". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 武术 means

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

The characters in 武术

• 武wǔmartial; military
• 术shùmethod; technique

Where 武术 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of War, Violence & Military (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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