wushu

From Mandarin 武術／武术 (wǔshù, “martial techniques”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈwuːˈʃuː/

wushu (uncountable)

1. Any Chinese martial art.
2. 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.
   • 1985, Black Belt, volume 23, number 4, page 78:

     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.

Unadapted borrowing from Mandarin 武術／武术 (wǔshù, “martial techniques”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈwuʃu]
• Hyphenation: wu‧shu

wushu (first-person possessive wushuku, second-person possessive wushumu, third-person possessive wushunya)

1. (sports) wushu.

• “wushu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

wushu m (uncountable)

1. wushu (a Chinese martial art)