武旦

wǔdàn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 wudan (female martial / warrior role in Chinese opera)

Examples

Tā liàn wǔdàn liàn le shí nián.
She trained as a wudan for ten years.
Wǔdàn de fāndǎ gōngfu háo bù shū gěi wǔshēng.
The wudan's acrobatic fighting is every bit the equal of the wusheng's.

Tips

culture
Female martial role — sorceresses, warrior-women, supernatural figures. Subdivides from 刀马旦 (armored warrior woman riding a horse) by lighter costume and heavier acrobatic tumbling. Characters like and the fall here.

Stroke Order

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