Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [woo shoo]
- /wu ʃu/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [woo shoo]
- /wu ʃu/
Definition of wu shu words
- noun wu shu Chinese martial arts collectively. 1
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Origin of wu shu
First appearance:
before 1970 One of the 2% newest English words
1970-75; < Chinese wǔshù, equivalent to wǔ military + shù art
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Wu shu
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wu shu popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".