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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Wǔ | Wu3
English translation
surname Wu
martial
military
military; martial, warlike

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

Contains the radical

zhǐ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

弋止

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jiàn 狼牙棒 shì 肉搏战 ròu bó zhàn de 最佳 zuì jiā 武器 wǔqì .

The sword and mace were favourite weapons for hand - to - hand fighting .

喜欢 xǐhuan dòu 有关 yǒu guān 古代 gǔdài 武士 wǔ shì de 故事 gùshì .

I like reading the stories ofancient warriors.

你们 nǐ men de 房舱 fáng cāng 下面 xià miàn yǒu hǎo 地方 dìfāng , 为什么 wèishénme 火药 huǒyào 武器 wǔqì fàng zài 那里 nà li ne ?

Now , you have a good place under the cabin; why not put them there?

鞑靼 Dá dá rén 使用 shǐyòng le lìng zhǒng 武器 wǔqì , 所谓 suǒ wèi 中国 Zhōngguó Lóng 喷火器 pēn huǒ qì .

The Tartars employed another weapon, the so - called Chinese dragon belching fire.

他们 tā men dài hǎo 武器 wǔqì , 悄悄 qiāoqiāo 翻过 fān guò 栅栏 zhà lán , 结果 jiēguǒ Bái páo le tāng .

Well armed, they stole out of the stockade; but it proved a useless mission.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
武器 wǔqì weapon武器 wǔqì
武装 wǔzhuāng arms武裝
武汉 Wǔ hàn Wuhan city on Changjiang, subprovincial city and capital of Hubei province武漢
martial
武士 wǔ shì warrior武士 wǔ shì
核武器 hé wǔ qì nuclear weapon核武器 hé wǔ qì
武林 wǔ lín martial arts (social) circles武林 wǔ lín
武功 Wǔ gōng martial art武功 Wǔ gōng
武术 wǔshù self-defense武術
武力 wǔ lì military force武力 wǔ lì
武警 wǔ jǐng armed police武警 wǔ jǐng
威武 wēi wǔ might威武 wēi wǔ
武汉市 Wǔ hàn shì Wuhan city on Changjiang, subprovincial city and capital of Hubei province武漢市
比武 bǐ wǔ tournament比武 bǐ wǔ
武艺 wǔ yì martial art武藝
武侠 wǔxiá knight-errant武俠
武装力量 wǔ zhuāng lì liàng armed force武裝力量
武昌 Wǔ chāng Wuchang district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市 Wǔ hàn shì [Wǔ​hàn​shì], Hubei武昌 Wǔ chāng
武将 wǔ jiàng general武將
武断 wǔ duàn arbitrary武斷
武则天 Wǔ Zé tiān Wu Zetian (624-705), Tang empress, reigned 690-705武則天
武装部队 wǔ zhuāng bù duì armed forces武裝部隊
卢武铉 Lú Wǔ xuàn Roh Moo-hyun (1946-2009), South Korean lawyer and politician, president 2003-2008盧武鉉

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