kung fu
kung fu · kung fu
кун-фу, кунфу, кунг-фу, гунфу
Kung-Fu
A Chinese martial artA Chinese martial art.
/ˈkʌŋ ˈfuː/
» Tom would like to try kung fu.
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4 senses(countable)A Chinese martial art.
Kung-Fu
кун-фу́kun-fú, кунфу́kunfú, кунг-фу́kung-fú
a Chinese martial art
(countable, uncountable)The Chinese martial arts collectively.
(countable, slang, uncountable)A mastery of or expertise in a skill
A mastery of or expertise in a skill
(countable, slang, uncountable)A mastery of or expertise in computer programming, hacking, or cracking
Examples
30 sentencesTom would like to try kung fu.
Ziri was a kung fu master.
Ziri wanted to learn kung fu.
Ziri continued his kung fu lessons.
Ziri began to master kung fu.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
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Origin
From the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 功夫 (gōngfu, “skill, accomplishment, martial aFrom the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 功夫 (gōngfu, “skill, accomplishment, martial art”): kung¹-fu⁵.
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Forms
plural: kung fuSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable