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武
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Definitions
- 1. martial
- 2. military
Example Sentences
1 shown他 武 裝到牙齒。
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Words Containing 武
arsenal
weapons of mass destruction
Wuqing rural district in Tianjin 天津[tiān jīn]
Wuping county in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩, Fujian
Hongwu Emperor, also written Hung-wu Ti, reign name of first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋[zhū yuán zhāng] (1328-1398), reigned 1386-1398, temple name 明太祖[míng tài zǔ]
female military role in a Chinese opera
Wu'an, county-level city in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[hán dān], Hebei
Dawukou district of Shizuishan city 石嘴山市[shí zuǐ shān shì], Ningxia
fission weapon
basalt
armed forces
Wuling district of Changde city 常德市[cháng dé shì], Hunan
Wuwei prefecture in Gansu
Wuyi county in Hengshui 衡水[héng shuǐ], Hebei
Wuxuan county in Laibin 來賓|来宾[lái bīn], Guangxi
Xiuwu county in Jiaozuo 焦作[jiāo zuò], Henan
successful military candidate in the imperial provincial examination
Dawu or Tawu township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan
Wu'an, county-level city in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[hán dān], Hebei
political and military achievements (idiom)
Wuding County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[chǔ xióng yí zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
embargo on arms sale
Wujin district of Changzhou city 常州市[cháng zhōu shì], Jiangsu
Shaowu, county-level city in Nanping 南平[nán píng] Fujian
military strategy
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
Wulong county in Fuling suburbs of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
civil and military
to unify by using military force (usu. in relation to Taiwan)
Xuanwu (Black tortoise) district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
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
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
defensive weapon
the Cambrian explosion
nuclear weapon
Wucheng county in Dezhou 德州[dé zhōu], Shandong
arms drill
Wuming county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[nán níng], Guangxi
Wuwei, prefecture-level city in Gansu
radiological weapon
the Cambrian explosion
general
Dawukou district of Shizuishan city 石嘴山市[shí zuǐ shān shì], Ningxia
Seven Military Classics of ancient China viz \Six Secret Strategic Teachings\ 六韜|六韬[liù tāo], \Methods of Sima\ 司馬法|司马法[sī mǎ fǎ], \The Art of War\ 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[sūn zǐ bīng fǎ], \Wuzi\ 吳子|吴子[wú zǐ], \Wei Liaozi\ 尉繚子|尉缭子[wèi liáo zi], \Three Strategies of Huang Shigong\ 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[huáng shí gōng sān lu:e4] 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 tài zōng lǐ wèi gōng wèn duì]
Liu Xinwu (1942-), novelist
Wuchang district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[wǔ hàn shì], Hubei
Chinese People's Armed Police Force (PAP, aka CAPF)
Chengwu county in Heze 菏澤|菏泽[hé zé], Shandong
Pingwu county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[mián yáng], north Sichuan
chemical weapon
kiloton weapon
Wu Zetian (624-705), Tang empress, reigned 690-705
strategic experts and powerful generals (idiom)
Wuxue, county-level city in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈[huáng gāng], Hubei
Shaowu, county-level city in Nanping 南平[nán píng] Fujian
Wuning county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi
Wuqiang county in Hengshui 衡水[héng shuǐ], Hebei
the Wu river in Hunan and Guangdong
Mt Wuyi in Fujian
Wuhan city on Changjiang, subprovincial city and capital of Hubei province
Wuqing rural district in Tianjin 天津[tiān jīn]
acrobatic fighting in Chinese opera or dance
Nunavut territory, Canada
Xuanwu district of central Beijing
Wuhan Iron and Steel
militaristic
a hero with no chance of using his might
Dong Biwu (1886-1975), one of the founders of the Chinese communist party
Wujiang district of Shaoguan City 韶關市|韶关市, Guangdong
Lingwu, county-level city in Yinchuan 銀川|银川[yín chuān], Ningxia
Wuxiang county in Changzhi 長治|长治[cháng zhì], Shanxi
armed fighters
armed extremists
not to submit to force
nominal weapon
armed groups
advanced weapon
Wuxiang county in Changzhi 長治|长治[cháng zhì], Shanxi
Wuping, county-level city in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩, Fujian
Wuchang district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[wǔ hàn shì], Hubei
Lingwu, county-level city in Yinchuan 銀川|银川[yín chuān], Ningxia
civil and military officials
Zhangwu county in Fuxin 阜新, Liaoning
to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around
Wu Ding (c. 14th century BC), legendary founder and wise ruler of Shang dynasty
to follow in the steps of one's predecessor
armed conflict
pre-Cambrian, geological period before c. 540m years ago
military skill or technique (in former times)
the Saint of War (i.e. the deified Guan Yu 關羽|关羽[guān yǔ])
weapons-usable material
talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
Wugong village in Shaanxi
armed force
Lord of profound heaven, major Daoist deity
Zhangwu county in Fuxin 阜新, Liaoning
fully armed
Ningwu county in Xinzhou 忻州[xīn zhōu], Shanxi
ethics (in the military or the martial arts)
biological weapon
martial art
nuclear weapon
military force
Wuxuan county in Laibin 來賓|来宾[lái bīn], Guangxi
bushidō or way of the warrior, samurai code of chivalry
Liu Yu, founder of Southern dynasty Song 劉宋|刘宋, broke away from Eastern Jin in 420
basalt (geology)
Wuzhi county in Jiaozuo, Henan
Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)
a show of strength
armed extremists
the Cambrian explosion
King Wu of Zhou 周武王[zhōu wǔ wáng] overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[shāng zhòu wáng]
martial arts circles
Mt Wugong in Jiangxi
to promote a martial spirit
Roh Moo-hyun (1946-2009), South Korean lawyer and politician, president 2003-2008
Cambrian geological period (541-485.4 million years ago)
brave
biological weapon
weapon system
arms
to use force
Wugong County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[xián yáng], Shaanxi
Wugang, county-level city in Shaoyang 邵陽|邵阳[shào yáng], Hunan
Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty (141-87 BC)
Wuming county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[nán níng], Guangxi
Wuchuan county in Hohhot 呼和浩特[hū hé hào tè], Inner Mongolia
conventional weapon
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
weapons-grade material
Chonburi province of east Thailand
armed forces
Wuhan University
Wuling district of Changde city 常德市[cháng dé shì], Hunan
Wujiang district of Shaoguan City 韶關市|韶关市, Guangdong
Hercules (constellation)
Wuhou district of Chengdu city 成都市[chéng dū shì], Sichuan
Wuhan city on Changjiang, subprovincial city and capital of Hubei province
tactical nuclear weapons
chemical weapons storage
fusion-type weapon
Seven Samurai (movie)
Wu Song, a heroic outlaw of Liangshan Marsh in the classic novel Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传[shuǐ hǔ zhuàn], whose exploits include killing a tiger with his bare hands
Wuning county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi
equally proficient in intellectual and military affairs
weapons of mass destruction
Wulong county in Fuling suburbs of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
Nuclear Weapon Institute in Beijing
Linwu county in Chenzhou 郴州[chēn zhōu], Hunan
Taiwu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan
martial arts competition
Wuxue, county-level city in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈[huáng gāng], Hubei
Xiuwu county in Jiaozuo 焦作[jiāo zuò], Henan
Wusheng county in Guang'an 廣安|广安[guǎng ān], Sichuan
Wuwei, prefecture-level city in Gansu
lower Cambrian series (geological strata from approx 530 million years ago)
chemical weapon
non-nuclear weapon states (NNWS)
warrior
Taiwu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan
Feng Doubo or Feng Wu (1672-), calligrapher of the Ming-Qing transition
strategic nuclear weapon
martial arts (social) circles
action movie
weapon
Wugong County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[xián yáng], Shaanxi
Wuyishan, county-level city in Nanping 南平[nán píng] Fujian
pillow lava (geology)
valkyrie
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
Renwu or Jenwu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan
weapons-grade
Ningwu county in Xinzhou 忻州[xīn zhōu], Shanxi
Xuanwumen, Beijing
Wuchuan county in Hohhot 呼和浩特[hū hé hào tè], Inner Mongolia
the pen is mightier than the sword (idiom)
light weapon
Wugang, county-level city in Shaoyang 邵陽|邵阳[shào yáng], Hunan
courageous and strong (idiom)
heavy weapon
Wudu city in Gansu
Dawu or Tawu township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan
martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre)
lower Cambrian (geological period approx 530 million years ago)
Wuzhi county in Jiaozuo, Henan
Wujin district of Changzhou city 常州市[cháng zhōu shì], Jiangsu
Linwu county in Chenzhou 郴州[chēn zhōu], Hunan
Wulingyuan scenic area, in Zhangjiajie city 張家界市|张家界市[zhāng jiā jiè shì], Hunan
(fig.) to fight a one-sided battle
Wusheng county in Guang'an 廣安|广安[guǎng ān], Sichuan
the Wuhan area
Sun Wu, famous general, strategist and Legalist philosopher, contemporary with Confucius 孔子[kǒng zǐ] (551-479 BC), author of \The Art of War\ 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[sūn zǐ bīng fǎ], also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[sūn zǐ]
Changwu County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[xián yáng], Shaanxi
Wuhou district of Chengdu city 成都市[chéng dū shì], Sichuan
to engage in wars of aggression at will (idiom)
Wuqiang county in Hengshui 衡水[héng shuǐ], Hebei
Sun Wu, also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[sūn zǐ] (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[sūn zǐ bīng fǎ], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[wǔ jīng qī shū]
mini-nuke
to walk in someone's steps
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 wǔ wáng]
Changwu County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[xián yáng], Shaanxi
Pingwu county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[mián yáng], north Sichuan
chemical weapon defense
Emperor Wucheng of Qi, personal name 高湛[gāo dān] (537-568), reigned 561-565
armed police
see 烏骨雞|乌骨鸡[wū gǔ jī]
Ming Wuzong, temple name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhengde 正德[zhèng dé]
(literary) valorous
a martial arts (wuxia) novel
master of pen and sword
Wukang town, Zhejiang 浙江
male military role in a Chinese opera
Wu river in Hunan and Guangdong
Ruan Chongwu (1933-), third governor of Hainan
Wucheng county in Dezhou 德州[dé zhōu], Shandong
Chengwu county in Heze 菏澤|菏泽[hé zé], Shandong
memorial hall to Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 (many of them in different town)
unarmed
Wuding reign name (543-550) during Eastern Wei of the Northern Dynasties 東魏|东魏[dōng wèi]
tournament (contest in Western chivalry)
might
Emperor Wuzong of Tang (814-846), reign name of sixteenth Tang emperor Li Chan 李瀍[lǐ chán], reigned 840-846
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
Wudang Mountain range in northwest Hubei
Wuyi county in Hengshui 衡水[héng shuǐ], Hebei
Baowu, the world's largest steel maker, resulting from the merger of Baosteel 寶鋼集團|宝钢集团[bǎo gāng jí tuán] and Wuhan Iron and Steel 武漢鋼鐵|武汉钢铁[wǔ hàn gāng tiě] in 2016
Wu Shihuo (7th century), father of Tang empress Wu Zetian 武則天|武则天
ample scope for abilities
highly skilled in martial arts
\Collection of the Most Important Military Techniques\, book published in 1044 during the Northern Song Dynasty
Wushan county in Tianshui 天水[tiān shuǐ], Gansu
Black Tortoise (the seven mansions of the north sky)
Renwu or Jenwu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan
People's Armed Police
katana
Wuchang Uprising of October 10th, 1911, which led to Sun Yat-sen's Xinhai Revolution and the fall of the Qing dynasty
military skills
fusion weapon
arbitrary
Wudu district of Longnan city 隴南市|陇南市[lǒng nán shì], Gansu
Wudu district of Longnan city 隴南市|陇南市[lǒng nán shì], Gansu
Wuyi county in Jinhua 金華|金华[jīn huá], Zhejiang
military official
civilians and the military (working) hand in hand (idiom)
(of a nation) to denounce and threaten with military force
Su Wu (140-60 BC), Han Dynasty diplomat and statesman, regarded as a model of courage and faithful service
military official
biological weapon (using germs)
to value letters and belittle arms (idiom); to stress civil matters and neglect the military
nuclear arsenal
nuclear test ban treaty
atomic weapon
martial (appearance)
Wuyi county in Jinhua 金華|金华[jīn huá], Zhejiang
Wushan county in Tianshui 天水[tiān shuǐ], Gansu