wushu
/ˈwuːˈʃuː/
wushu noun: any Chinese martial art.
Noun
wushu (uncountable)
- Any Chinese martial art.
- A modern exhibition and full-contact sport based on traditional Chinese martial arts, created in the People's Republic of China. Also known as modern wushu or contemporary wushu.
- The techniques of contemporary wushu are indeed those which at one time were used for self-defense, but the basis and development of wushu are different from kung fu.1985, Black Belt, volume 23, number 4, page 78
wushu meaning in Arabic, Malay, Indonesian and Persian
wushu in Arabic
- martial art
- اَلْوُوشُو al-wūšū
wushu in Malay
- martial art
- wusyu
wushu in Indonesian
- martial art
- wushu
wushu in Persian
- martial art
- ووشو vošo
More languagesFewer languages
- wushu in Thai
- วูซู
- wushu in Vietnamese
- võ thuật, vũ thuật, ủ su
Origin of wushu
From Mandarin 武術／武术 (wǔshù, “martial techniques”).
Questions about wushu
- What does wushu mean?
- Wushu means any Chinese martial art.
- What is wushu in Arabic?
- Wushu in Arabic is اَلْوُوشُو (al-wūšū). See Wushu meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is wushu?
- Wushu is a noun.
- How do you pronounce wushu?
- Wushu is pronounced /ˈwuːˈʃuː/.
Words near wushu in the dictionary
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