武侠

武侠 wǔxiá

Martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre); knight-errant^†

武侠 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體武俠 wuxia

What 武侠 means

Martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre)^†
knight-errant^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 武侠, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

武侠 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

武

wǔ

Military (martial)

侠

xiá

Heroic (chivalrous - knightly)

Words that share a character with 武侠

How to write 武侠

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武侠 in a sentence

他从小就爱看武侠小说。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù ài kàn wǔxiá xiǎoshuō.

He has loved martial-arts novels since childhood.

这部武侠电影很受欢迎。

Zhè bù wǔxiá diànyǐng hěn shòu huānyíng.

This martial-arts film is very popular.

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Questions about 武侠

What does 武侠 mean in English?

武侠 is pronounced wǔxiá and means Martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre), knight-errant †.

How do you pronounce 武侠?

武侠 is wǔxiá in pinyin — written wuxia without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 武侠?

武侠 is written with 2 characters: 武 (wǔ) Military (martial), 侠 (xiá) Heroic (chivalrous - knightly). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 武侠 written in traditional Chinese?

武俠. The simplified form 武侠 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 武俠 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced wǔxiá.

Is 武侠 an HSK word?

Yes — 武侠 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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