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Usage of the character 武

[武]
  • surname Wu
[武]
  • martial
  • military
wǔjǐng
武警
[武警]
  • armed police
wǔduàn
武断
[武斷]
  • arbitrary
  • subjective
  • dogmatic
Níngwǔ
宁武
[寧武]
  • Ningwu county in Xinzhou 忻州 ( Xīnzhōu), Shanxi
yǒngwǔ
勇武
[勇武]
  • brave
Hóngwǔ
洪武
[洪武]
  • Hongwu Emperor, also written Hung-wu Ti, reign name of first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋 ( Zhū Yuánzhāng) (1328-1398), reigned 1386-1398, temple name 明太祖 ( Míng Tàizǔ)
wǔlì
武力
[武力]
  • military force
Wǔdìng
武定
[武定]
  • Wuding reign name (543-550) during Eastern Wei of the Northern Dynasties 東魏/东魏 ( Dōng Wèi)
  • Wuding County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州/楚雄彝族自治州 ( Chǔxióng Yízú Zìzhìzhōu), Yunnan
Wǔshān
武山
[武山]
  • Wushan county in Tianshui 天水 ( Tiānshuǐ), Gansu
wǔzhí
武职
[武職]
  • military official
  • military position (i.e. job)
Wǔxué
武穴
[武穴]
  • Wuxue, county-level city in Huanggang 黃岡/黄冈 ( Huánggāng), Hubei
Wǔshuǐ
武水
[武水]
  • the Wu river in Hunan and Guangdong
  • formerly Shuang river 瀧水/泷水
wǔdé
武德
[武德]
  • ethics (in the military or the martial arts)
Wǔmíng
武鸣
[武鳴]
  • Wuming county in Nanning 南寧/南宁 ( Nánníng), Guangxi
Wǔyì
武邑
[武邑]
  • Wuyi county in Hengshui 衡水 ( Héngshuǐ), Hebei
Dàwǔ
大武
[大武]
  • Dawu or Tawu township in Taitung County 臺東縣/台东县 ( Táidōng Xiàn), southeast Taiwan
wǔjiàng
武将
[武將]
  • general
  • military leader
  • fierce man
Wǔdū
武都
[武都]
  • Wudu district of Longnan city 隴南市/陇南市 ( Lǒngnánshì), Gansu
Chángwǔ
长武
[長武]
  • Changwu County in Xianyang 咸陽/咸阳 ( Xiányáng), Shaanxi
Wǔlóng
武隆
[武隆]
  • Wulong, a district of Chongqing 重慶/重庆 ( Chongqíng)
Wǔhóu
武侯
[武侯]
  • Wuhou district of Chengdu city 成都市 ( Chéngdūshì), Sichuan
Wǔhàn
武汉
[武漢]
  • Wuhan city on Changjiang, subprovincial city and capital of Hubei province
wǔtán
武坛
[武壇]
  • martial arts circles
Língwǔ
灵武
[靈武]
  • Lingwu, county-level city in Yinchuan 銀川/银川 ( Yínchuān), Ningxia
Sūn Wǔ
孙武
[孫武]
  • Sun Wu, also known as Sun Tzu 孫子/孙子 ( Sūnzǐ) (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法/孙子兵法 ( Sūnzǐ Bīngfǎ), one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書/武经七书 ( Wǔjīng Qīshū)
wǔjǔ
武举
[武舉]
  • successful military candidate in the imperial provincial examination
wǔlüè
武略
[武略]
  • military strategy
Wǔpíng
武平
[武平]
  • Wuping, county-level city in Longyan 龍岩/龙岩, Fujian
Wǔchāng
武昌
[武昌]
  • Wuchang district of Wuhan city 武漢市/武汉市 ( Wǔhànshì), Hubei
xíwǔ
习武
[習武]
  • to practice martial arts
wǔyì
武艺
[武藝]
  • martial art
  • military skill
Zhāngwǔ
彰武
[彰武]
  • Zhangwu county in Fuxin 阜新, Liaoning
Wǔlíng
武陵
[武陵]
  • Wuling district of Changde city 常德市 ( Chángdéshì), Hunan
Rénwǔ
仁武
[仁武]
  • Renwu or Jenwu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣/高雄县 ( Gāoxióngxiàn), southwest Taiwan
Wǔzhì
武陟
[武陟]
  • Wuzhi county in Jiaozuo, Henan
dòngwǔ
动武
[動武]
  • to use force
  • to come to blows
Wǔxiāng
武乡
[武鄉]
  • Wuxiang county in Changzhi 長治/长治 ( Chángzhì), Shanxi
wǔxiá
武侠
[武俠]
  • martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre)
  • knight-errant
dúwǔ
黩武
[黷武]
  • militaristic
  • to use military force indiscriminately
wǔkù
武库
[武庫]
  • arsenal
  • store of arms
wǔgōng
武功
[武功]
  • martial art
  • military accomplishments
  • (Peking opera) martial arts feats
Wǔ Sōng
武松
[武松]
  • Wu Song, a heroic outlaw of Liangshan Marsh in the classic novel Water Margin 水滸傳/水浒传 ( Shuǐhǔ Zhuàn), whose exploits include killing a tiger with his bare hands
Wǔqiáng
武强
[武強]
  • Wuqiang county in Hengshui 衡水 ( Héngshuǐ), Hebei
Sū Wǔ
苏武
[蘇武]
  • Su Wu (140-60 BC), Han Dynasty diplomat and statesman, regarded as a model of courage and faithful service
Wǔqīng
武清
[武清]
  • Wuqing rural district in Tianjin 天津 ( Tiānjīn)
Wǔchuān
武川
[武川]
  • Wuchuan county in Hohhot 呼和浩特 ( Hūhéhàotè), Inner Mongolia
Tàiwǔ
泰武
[泰武]
  • Taiwu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣/屏东县 ( Píngdōng Xiàn), Taiwan
wēiwǔ
威武
[威武]
  • might
  • formidable
Wǔ Dīng
武丁
[武丁]
  • Wu Ding (c. 14th century BC), legendary founder and wise ruler of Shang dynasty
wǔshì
武士
[武士]
  • warrior
  • samurai
wǔshù
武术
[武術]
  • 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
  • CL:種/种 (zhǒng)
wǔtǒng
武统
[武統]
  • to unify by using military force (usu. in relation to Taiwan)
jìwǔ
继武
[繼武]
  • to follow in the steps of one's predecessor
Wǔgōng
武功
[武功]
  • Wugong County in Xianyang 咸陽/咸阳 ( Xiányáng), Shaanxi
wǔlín
武林
[武林]
  • martial arts (social) circles
wǔshēng
武生
[武生]
  • male military role in a Chinese opera
Wǔwēi
武威
[武威]
  • Wuwei, prefecture-level city in Gansu
bùwǔ
步武
[步武]
  • to walk in someone's steps
  • to follow in someone's footsteps (literary)
  • a step (literary)
Wǔshèng
武胜
[武勝]
  • Wusheng county in Guang'an 廣安/广安 ( Guǎng'ān), Sichuan
Wǔ'ān
武安
[武安]
  • Wu'an, county-level city in Handan 邯鄲/邯郸 ( Hándān), Hebei
wǔqì
武器
[武器]
  • weapon
  • arms
  • CL:種/种 (zhǒng)
bǐwǔ
比武
[比武]
  • martial arts competition
  • tournament
  • to compete in a contest
kǒngwǔ
孔武
[孔武]
  • (literary) valorous
Xiūwǔ
修武
[修武]
  • Xiuwu county in Jiaozuo 焦作 ( Jiāozuò), Henan
Féng Wǔ
冯武
[馮武]
  • Feng Doubo or Feng Wu (1672-), calligrapher of the Ming-Qing transition
  • also called 馮竇伯/冯窦伯 ( Féng Dòubó)
wǔdǎ
武打
[武打]
  • acrobatic fighting in Chinese opera or dance
Xuánwǔ
玄武
[玄武]
  • Black Tortoise (the seven mansions of the north sky)
  • (in Daoism) God of the north sky
Zhēnwǔ
真武
[真武]
  • Lord of profound heaven, major Daoist deity
  • aka Black Tortoise 玄武 or Black heavenly emperor 玄天上帝
Wǔchéng
武城
[武城]
  • Wucheng county in Dezhou 德州 ( Dézhōu), Shandong
wǔyǒng
武勇
[武勇]
  • military skills
  • valor
  • valorous
wǔzhuāng
武装
[武裝]
  • arms
  • equipment
  • to arm
  • military
  • armed (forces)
Wǔjìn
武进
[武進]
  • Wujin district of Changzhou city 常州市 ( Chángzhōushì), Jiangsu
Wǔyì
武义
[武義]
  • Wuyi county in Jinhua 金華/金华 ( Jīnhuá), Zhejiang
yǎnwǔ
演武
[演武]
  • to practice martial arts
Shàowǔ
邵武
[邵武]
  • Shaowu, county-level city in Nanping 南平 ( Nánpíng) Fujian
Wǔ Shèng
武圣
[武聖]
  • the Saint of War (i.e. the deified Guan Yu 關羽/关羽 ( Guān Yǔ))
héwǔ
核武
[核武]
  • nuclear weapon
yīngwǔ
英武
[英武]
  • soldierly
  • martial (appearance)
Píngwǔ
平武
[平武]
  • Pingwu county in Mianyang 綿陽/绵阳 ( Miányáng), north Sichuan
wǔguān
武官
[武官]
  • military official
  • military attaché
Wǔxuān
武宣
[武宣]
  • Wuxuan county in Laibin 來賓/来宾 ( Láibīn), Guangxi
Wǔjiāng
武江
[武江]
  • Wujiang district of Shaoguan City 韶關市/韶关市, Guangdong
wǔdàn
武旦
[武旦]
  • female military role in a Chinese opera
Wǔtián
武田
[武田]
  • Takeda (Japanese surname)
huàwǔ
化武
[化武]
  • chemical weapon
  • abbr. for 化學武器/化学武器 (huàxuéwǔqì)
wénwǔ
文武
[文武]
  • civil and military
Wǔxī
武溪
[武溪]
  • Wu river in Hunan and Guangdong
  • formerly Shuang river 瀧水/泷水
shàngwǔ
尚武
[尚武]
  • to promote a martial spirit
  • to revere military skills
  • warlike
Wǔgāng
武冈
[武岡]
  • Wugang, county-level city in Shaoyang 邵陽/邵阳 ( Shàoyáng), Hunan
Línwǔ
临武
[臨武]
  • Linwu county in Chenzhou 郴州 ( Chēnzhōu), Hunan
rénwǔ
人武
[人武]
  • armed forces
Wǔníng
武宁
[武寧]
  • Wuning county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi
Chéngwǔ
成武
[成武]
  • Chengwu county in Heze 菏澤/菏泽 ( Hézé), Shandong
Wǔqiángxiàn
武强县
[武強縣]
  • Wuqiang county in Hengshui 衡水 ( Héngshuǐ), Hebei
Xuānwǔqū
宣武区
[宣武區]
  • Xuanwu district of central Beijing
Wǔmíngxiàn
武鸣县
[武鳴縣]
  • Wuming county in Nanning 南寧/南宁 ( Nánníng), Guangxi
Sòng Wǔdì
宋武帝
[宋武帝]
  • Emperor Wu of Song (363-422), personal name Liu Yu 劉裕/刘裕 ( Liú Yù), founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋/刘宋 ( Liú Sòng), broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned 420-422
wǔhóucí
武侯祠
[武侯祠]
  • temple dedicated to the memory of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮/诸葛亮 ( Zhūgě Liàng) (There is one in Chengdu, and many others in various parts of China.)
Wǔhànshì
武汉市
[武漢市]
  • Wuhan city on Changjiang, subprovincial city and capital of Hubei province
Wǔyìxiàn
武邑县
[武邑縣]
  • Wuyi county in Hengshui 衡水 ( Héngshuǐ), Hebei
Wǔdìng Xiàn
武定县
[武定縣]
  • Wuding County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州/楚雄彝族自治州 ( Chǔxióng Yízú Zìzhìzhōu), Yunnan
Dàwǔxiāng
大武乡
[大武鄉]
  • Dawu or Tawu township in Taitung County 臺東縣/台东县 ( Táidōng Xiàn), southeast Taiwan
wǔshìdào
武士道
[武士道]
  • bushidō or way of the warrior, samurai code of chivalry
Wǔchuānxiàn
武川县
[武川縣]
  • Wuchuan county in Hohhot 呼和浩特 ( Hūhéhàotè), Inner Mongolia
Wǔyìxiàn
武义县
[武義縣]
  • Wuyi county in Jinhua 金華/金华 ( Jīnhuá), Zhejiang
Wǔyíshān
武夷山
[武夷山]
  • Mt Wuyi in Fujian
  • Wuyishan nature reserve
  • Wuyishan, county-level city in Nanping 南平 ( Nánpíng) Fujian
xiàhánwǔ
下寒武
[下寒武]
  • lower Cambrian (geological period approx 530 million years ago)
Sūn Wǔzǐ
孙武子
[孫武子]
  • Sun Wu, famous general, strategist and Legalist philosopher, contemporary with Confucius 孔子 ( Kǒngzǐ) (551-479 BC), author of "The Art of War" 孫子兵法/孙子兵法 ( Sūnzǐ Bīngfǎ), also known as Sun Tzu 孫子/孙子 ( Sūnzǐ)
Wǔqīngqū
武清区
[武清區]
  • Wuqing rural district in Tianjin 天津 ( Tiānjīn)
Língwǔshì
灵武市
[靈武市]
  • Lingwu, county-level city in Yinchuan 銀川/银川 ( Yínchuān), Ningxia
Wǔhóuqū
武侯区
[武侯區]
  • Wuhou district of Chengdu city 成都市 ( Chéngdūshì), Sichuan
Ruǎn Chóngwǔ
阮崇武
[阮崇武]
  • Ruan Chongwu (1933-), third governor of Hainan
Lú Wǔxuàn
卢武铉
[盧武鉉]
  • Roh Moo-hyun (1946-2009), South Korean lawyer and politician, president 2003-2008
Wǔgāngshì
武冈市
[武岡市]
  • Wugang, county-level city in Shaoyang 邵陽/邵阳 ( Shàoyáng), Hunan
Wǔgōngshān
武功山
[武功山]
  • Mt Wugong in Jiangxi
zhòngwǔqì
重武器
[重武器]
  • heavy weapon
Chángwǔ Xiàn
长武县
[長武縣]
  • Changwu County in Xianyang 咸陽/咸阳 ( Xiányáng), Shaanxi
Wǔgōngzhèn
武功镇
[武功鎮]
  • Wugong village in Shaanxi
Wǔlíngqū
武陵区
[武陵區]
  • Wuling district of Changde city 常德市 ( Chángdéshì), Hunan
Línwǔxiàn
临武县
[臨武縣]
  • Linwu county in Chenzhou 郴州 ( Chēnzhōu), Hunan
Wǔ Zétiān
武则天
[武則天]
  • Wu Zetian (624-705), Tang empress, reigned 690-705
Wǔwēishì
武威市
[武威市]
  • Wuwei, prefecture-level city in Gansu
Wǔníngxiàn
武宁县
[武寧縣]
  • Wuning county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi
wǔshìdāo
武士刀
[武士刀]
  • katana
Píngwǔxiàn
平武县
[平武縣]
  • Pingwu county in Mianyang 綿陽/绵阳 ( Miányáng), north Sichuan
Wǔshānxiàn
武山县
[武山縣]
  • Wushan county in Tianshui 天水 ( Tiānshuǐ), Gansu
Tàiwǔxiāng
泰武乡
[泰武鄉]
  • Taiwu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣/屏东县 ( Píngdōng Xiàn), Taiwan
Wǔshèngxiàn
武胜县
[武勝縣]
  • Wusheng county in Guang'an 廣安/广安 ( Guǎng'ān), Sichuan
Wǔzhìxiàn
武陟县
[武陟縣]
  • Wuzhi county in Jiaozuo, Henan
wǔqìjí
武器级
[武器級]
  • weapons-grade
Wǔlóng Qū
武隆区
[武隆區]
  • Wulong, a district of Chongqing 重慶/重庆 ( Chongqíng)
Wǔxuéshì
武穴市
[武穴市]
  • Wuxue, county-level city in Huanggang 黃岡/黄冈 ( Huánggāng), Hubei
Wǔxiāngxiàn
武乡县
[武鄉縣]
  • Wuxiang county in Changzhi 長治/长治 ( Chángzhì), Shanxi
Xuānwǔmén
宣武门
[宣武門]
  • Xuanwumen, Beijing
Qīwǔshì
七武士
[七武士]
  • Seven Samurai (movie)
Wǔjiāngqū
武江区
[武江區]
  • Wujiang district of Shaoguan City 韶關市/韶关市, Guangdong
nüwǔshén
女武神
[女武神]
  • valkyrie
Wǔdāngshān
武当山
[武當山]
  • Wudang Mountain range in northwest Hubei
Zhāngwǔxiàn
彰武县
[彰武縣]
  • Zhangwu county in Fuxin 阜新, Liaoning
Wǔchāngqū
武昌区
[武昌區]
  • Wuchang district of Wuhan city 武漢市/武汉市 ( Wǔhànshì), Hubei
Wǔxiānzuò
武仙座
[武仙座]
  • Hercules (constellation)
Chéngwǔxiàn
成武县
[成武縣]
  • Chengwu county in Heze 菏澤/菏泽 ( Hézé), Shandong
qīngwǔqì
轻武器
[輕武器]
  • light weapon
Wǔ'ānshì
武安市
[武安市]
  • Wu'an, county-level city in Handan 邯鄲/邯郸 ( Hándān), Hebei
Liú Xīnwǔ
刘心武
[劉心武]
  • Liu Xinwu (1942-), novelist
Dàwǔkǒu
大武口
[大武口]
  • Dawukou district of Shizuishan city 石嘴山市 ( Shízuǐshānshì), Ningxia
héwǔqì
核武器
[核武器]
  • nuclear weapon
Wǔshānjī
武山鸡
[武山雞]
  • see 烏骨雞/乌骨鸡 (wūgǔjī)
  • black-boned chicken
  • silky fowl
  • silkie
héwǔkù
核武库
[核武庫]
  • nuclear arsenal
Wǔkāngzhèn
武康镇
[武康鎮]
  • Wukang town, Zhejiang 浙江
xuánwǔyán
玄武岩
[玄武岩]
  • (geology) basalt
Wǔjìnqū
武进区
[武進區]
  • Wujin district of Changzhou city 常州市 ( Chángzhōushì), Jiangsu
Míng Wǔzōng
明武宗
[明武宗]
  • Ming Wuzong, temple name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhengde 正德 ( Zhèngdé)
Táng Wǔzōng
唐武宗
[唐武宗]
  • Emperor Wuzong of Tang (814-846), reign name of sixteenth Tang emperor Li Chan 李瀍 ( Lǐ Chán), reigned 840-846
Wǔdūshì
武都市
[武都市]
  • Wudu city in Gansu
Hàn Wǔdì
汉武帝
[漢武帝]
  • Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty (141-87 BC)
Gù Yánwǔ
顾炎武
[顧炎武]
  • Gu Yanwu (1613-1682), late Ming and early Qing Confucian philosopher, linguist and historian, played a founding role in phonology of early Chinese, author of Rizhilu or Record of daily study 日知錄/日知录
Xiūwǔxiàn
修武县
[修武縣]
  • Xiuwu county in Jiaozuo 焦作 ( Jiāozuò), Henan
Wǔxuānxiàn
武宣县
[武宣縣]
  • Wuxuan county in Laibin 來賓/来宾 ( Láibīn), Guangxi
Zhōu Wǔwáng
周武王
[周武王]
  • King Wu of Zhou (-1043), personal name Ji Fa 姬發/姬发, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Western Zhou dynasty 1046-1043 BC
Dǒng Bìwǔ
董必武
[董必武]
  • Dong Biwu (1886-1975), one of the founders of the Chinese communist party
Wǔlíngyuán
武陵源
[武陵源]
  • Wulingyuan scenic area, in Zhangjiajie city 張家界市/张家界市 ( Zhāngjiājièshì), Hunan
Shàowǔshì
邵武市
[邵武市]
  • Shaowu, county-level city in Nanping 南平 ( Nánpíng) Fujian
Wǔchéngxiàn
武城县
[武城縣]
  • Wucheng county in Dezhou 德州 ( Dézhōu), Shandong
Wǔdūqū
武都区
[武都區]
  • Wudu district of Longnan city 隴南市/陇南市 ( Lǒngnánshì), Gansu
Xuánwǔqū
玄武区
[玄武區]
  • Xuanwu (Black tortoise) district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇/江苏
Wǔgōng Xiàn
武功县
[武功縣]
  • Wugong County in Xianyang 咸陽/咸阳 ( Xiányáng), Shaanxi
Rénwǔxiāng
仁武乡
[仁武鄉]
  • Renwu or Jenwu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣/高雄县 ( Gāoxióngxiàn), southwest Taiwan
Wǔ Shìhuò
武士彟
[武士彠]
  • Wu Shihuo (7th century), father of Tang empress Wu Zetian 武則天/武则天
Hánwǔjì
寒武纪
[寒武紀]
  • Cambrian geological period (541-485.4 million years ago)
Wǔpíngxiàn
武平县
[武平縣]
  • Wuping county in Longyan 龍岩/龙岩, Fujian
Qí Wǔ Chéng
齐武成
[齊武成]
  • Emperor Wucheng of Qi, personal name 高湛 ( Gāo Dān) (537-568), reigned 561-565
Níngwǔxiàn
宁武县
[寧武縣]
  • Ningwu county in Xinzhou 忻州 ( Xīnzhōu), Shanxi
wǔdǎpiàn
武打片
[武打片]
  • action movie
  • kungfu movie
shēnghuàwǔqì
生化武器
[生化武器]
  • biological weapon
qióngbīngdúwǔ
穷兵黩武
[窮兵黷武]
  • to engage in wars of aggression at will (idiom)
  • militaristic
  • bellicose
Wǔjīng Qīshū
武经七书
[武經七書]
  • Seven Military Classics of ancient China viz "Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜/六韬 ( Liùtāo), "Methods of Sima" 司馬法/司马法 ( Sīmǎ Fǎ), "The Art of War" 孫子兵法/孙子兵法 ( Sūnzǐ Bīngfǎ), "Wuzi" 吳子/吴子 ( Wúzǐ), "Wei Liaozi" 尉繚子/尉缭子 ( Wèi Liáozi), "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 黃石公三略/黄石公三略 ( Huáng Shígōng Sānlüè) and "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang" 唐太宗李衛公問對/唐太宗李卫公问对 ( Táng Tàizōng Lǐ Wèi Gōng Wènduì)
hánwǔbàofā
寒武爆发
[寒武爆發]
  • the Cambrian explosion
shēngwùwǔqì
生物武器
[生物武器]
  • biological weapon
zhòngwénqīngwǔ
重文轻武
[重文輕武]
  • to value letters and belittle arms (idiom); to stress civil matters and neglect the military
  • to prefer the pen to the sword
wǔyìgāoqiáng
武艺高强
[武藝高強]
  • highly skilled in martial arts
móuchénwǔjiàng
谋臣武将
[謀臣武將]
  • strategic experts and powerful generals (idiom)
Wǔyíshānshì
武夷山市
[武夷山市]
  • Wuyishan, county-level city in Nanping 南平 ( Nánpíng) Fujian
fènwǔyángwēi
奋武扬威
[奮武揚威]
  • a show of strength
wǔjǐngbùduì
武警部队
[武警部隊]
  • People's Armed Police
wénwǔshuāngquán
文武双全
[文武雙全]
  • well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldier
  • master of pen and sword
wénzhìwǔgōng
文治武功
[文治武功]
  • political and military achievements (idiom)
chángguīwǔqì
常规武器
[常規武器]
  • conventional weapon
xìjūnwǔqì
细菌武器
[細菌武器]
  • biological weapon (using germs)
jījìnwǔzhuāng
激进武装
[激進武裝]
  • armed extremists
Wǔwángfá Zhòu
武王伐纣
[武王伐紂]
  • King Wu of Zhou 周武王 ( Zhōu Wǔwáng) overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang 商紂王/商纣王 ( Shāng Zhòuwáng)
lièbiànwǔqì
裂变武器
[裂變武器]
  • fission weapon
xiānjìnwǔqì
先进武器
[先進武器]
  • advanced weapon
wǔzhuāngbùduì
武装部队
[武裝部隊]
  • armed forces
Wǔ Jīng Zǒng Yào
武经总要
[武經總要]
  • "Collection of the Most Important Military Techniques", book published in 1044 during the Northern Song Dynasty
quánfùwǔzhuāng
全副武装
[全副武裝]
  • fully armed
  • armed to the teeth
  • fig. fully equipped
Wǔchāng Qǐyì
武昌起义
[武昌起義]
  • Wuchang Uprising of October 10th, 1911, which led to Sun Yat-sen's Xinhai Revolution and the fall of the Qing dynasty
Nǔnàwǔtè
努纳武特
[努納武特]
  • Nunavut territory, Canada
wēiwǔbùqū
威武不屈
[威武不屈]
  • not to submit to force
yǔnwényǔnwǔ
允文允武
[允文允武]
  • equally proficient in intellectual and military affairs
Tāng Wǔ Gémìng
汤武革命
[湯武革命]
  • the Tang and Wu Revolts: the overthrow (c. 1600 BC) of the Xia Dynasty by the first king, Tang 商湯/商汤 ( Shāng Tāng), of the Shang Dynasty, and the overthrow (c. 1046 BC) of the Shang Dynasty by the Zhou Dynasty founder, King Wu 周武王 ( Zhōu Wǔwáng)
huàxuéwǔqì
化学武器
[化學武器]
  • chemical weapon
wǔqìxìtǒng
武器系统
[武器系統]
  • weapon system
wénwǔhéyī
文武合一
[文武合一]
  • civilians and the military (working) hand in hand (idiom)
yuánzǐwǔqì
原子武器
[原子武器]
  • atomic weapon
wénwǔbǎiguān
文武百官
[文武百官]
  • civil and military officials
xiàhánwǔtǒng
下寒武统
[下寒武統]
  • lower Cambrian series (geological strata from approx 530 million years ago)
cáijiānwénwǔ
才兼文武
[才兼文武]
  • talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
Dàwǔkǒuqū
大武口区
[大武口區]
  • Dawukou district of Shizuishan city 石嘴山市 ( Shízuǐshānshì), Ningxia
kǒngwǔyǒulì
孔武有力
[孔武有力]
  • courageous and strong (idiom)
  • Herculean (physique etc)
Wǔhàn Dàxué
武汉大学
[武漢大學]
  • Wuhan University
wǔxiáxiǎoshuō
武侠小说
[武俠小說]
  • a martial arts (wuxia) novel
mǎshàngbǐwǔ
马上比武
[馬上比武]
  • tournament (contest in Western chivalry)
  • jousting
Bǎowǔ Gāngtiě
宝武钢铁
[寶武鋼鐵]
  • Baowu, the world's largest steel maker, resulting from the merger of Baosteel 寶鋼集團/宝钢集团 ( Bǎogāng Jítuán) and Wuhan Iron and Steel 武漢鋼鐵/武汉钢铁 ( Wǔhàn Gāngtiě) in 2016
wǔzhuāngchōngtū
武装冲突
[武裝衝突]
  • armed conflict
wǔzhuāngfènzǐ
武装分子
[武裝份子]
  • armed groups
  • fighters
  • gunmen
shèngzhībùwǔ
胜之不武
[勝之不武]
  • (fig.) to fight a one-sided battle
  • to have an unfair advantage in a contest
Chūnwǔlǐfǔ
春武里府
[春武里府]
  • Chonburi province of east Thailand
rèhéwǔqì
热核武器
[熱核武器]
  • fusion weapon
  • thermonuclear weapon
wéngōngwǔxià
文攻武吓
[文攻武嚇]
  • (of a nation) to denounce and threaten with military force
  • to try to coerce
wǔzhuānglìliàng
武装力量
[武裝力量]
  • armed force
wǔqìjìnyùn
武器禁运
[武器禁運]
  • embargo on arms sale
yàowǔyángwēi
耀武扬威
[耀武揚威]
  • to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around
  • to bluff
  • to bluster
jùbiànwǔqì
聚变武器
[聚變武器]
  • fusion-type weapon
fángwèiwǔqì
防卫武器
[防衛武器]
  • defensive weapon
qiánhánwǔjì
前寒武纪
[前寒武紀]
  • pre-Cambrian, geological period before c. 540m years ago
yòngwǔzhīdì
用武之地
[用武之地]
  • ample scope for abilities
  • favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom)
wǔjǐngzhànshì
武警战士
[武警戰士]
  • armed fighters
  • armed police
  • militia
fàngshèxìngwǔqì
放射性武器
[放射性武器]
  • radiological weapon
xuánwǔzhìróngyán
玄武质熔岩
[玄武質熔岩]
  • basalt
  • also written 玄熔岩 (xuánróngyán)
Zhōu Wǔwáng Jī Fā
周武王姬发
[周武王姬發]
  • King Wu of Zhou, personal name Ji Fa, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Western Zhou dynasty 西周 ( Xī Zhōu) 1046-771 BC
xiǎoxínghéwǔqì
小型核武器
[小型核武器]
  • mini-nuke
zhànlüèhéwǔqì
战略核武器
[戰略核武器]
  • strategic nuclear weapon
Xuánwǔménzhībiàn
玄武门之变
[玄武門之變]
  • Xuanwu gate coup of June 626 in early Tang, in which Li Shimin 李世民 killed his brothers, seized the throne from his father as Emperor Taizong 唐太宗
zhànshùhéwǔqì
战术核武器
[戰術核武器]
  • tactical nuclear weapons
jījìnwǔzhuāngfènzǐ
激进武装分子
[激進武裝份子]
  • armed extremists
huàxuéwǔqìfánghù
化学武器防护
[化學武器防護]
  • chemical weapon defense
fēihéwǔqìguójiā
非核武器国家
[非核武器國家]
  • non-nuclear weapon states (NNWS)
Wǔhàn Gāngtiě Gōngsī
武汉钢铁公司
[武漢鋼鐵公司]
  • Wuhan Iron and Steel
huàxuéwǔqìchǔbèi
化学武器储备
[化學武器儲備]
  • chemical weapons storage
dàliàngshāshāngwǔqì
大量杀伤武器
[大量殺傷武器]
  • weapons of mass destruction
Hánwǔjìdàbàofā
寒武纪大爆发
[寒武紀大爆發]
  • the Cambrian explosion
yīngxióngwúyòngwǔzhīdì
英雄无用武之地
[英雄無用武之地]
  • a hero with no chance of using his might
  • to have no opportunity to display one's talents
Bù Kuòsàn Héwǔqì Tiáoyuē
不扩散核武器条约
[不擴散核武器條約]
  • Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Běijīnghéwǔqìyánjiūsuǒ
北京核武器研究所
[北京核武器研究所]
  • Nuclear Weapon Institute in Beijing
Hánwǔjìshēngmìngdàbàofā
寒武纪生命大爆发
[寒武紀生命大爆發]
  • the Cambrian explosion
dàguīmóshāshāngxìngwǔqì
大规模杀伤性武器
[大規模殺傷性武器]
  • weapon of mass destruction
jìnzhǐhéwǔqìshìyàntiáoyuē
禁止核武器试验条约
[禁止核武器試驗條約]
  • nuclear test ban treaty
Zhōngguó Rénmín Wǔzhuāng Jǐngchá Bùduì
中国人民武装警察部队
[中國人民武裝警察部隊]
  • Chinese People's Armed Police Force (PAP, aka CAPF)
dǎodànwǔqìjìshùkòngzhìzhìdù
导弹武器技术控制制度
[導彈武器技術控制制度]
  • Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)