武生

wǔshēng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 wusheng (male military / martial role in Chinese opera)

Examples

HSK 6
Wǔshēng de fāngēntou gōngfu fēicháng zhāshi.
The wusheng's acrobatic skills are rock-solid.
HSK 7-9
Tā cóngxiǎo liàn wǔshēng, shēnshǒu mǐnjié.
He has trained as a wusheng since childhood; his movement is agile.

Tips

culture
Male martial role - generals, warriors, heroes. Subdivides into 长靠武生 (in full armor, stately combat) and 短打武生 (light clothing, acrobatic fighting). The 'king of wusheng' 杨小楼 defined the modern style in early-20th-century Peking opera.

Stroke Order

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