武旦
wǔ dàn
Pinyin

Definition

武旦
 - 
wǔ dàn
  1. female military role in a Chinese opera

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一旦
yī dàn
  1. 1 in case (sth happens)
  2. 2 if
  3. 3 once (sth happens, then...)
  4. 4 when
  5. 5 in a short time
  6. 6 in one day
元旦
Yuán dàn
  1. 1 New Year's Day
威武
wēi wǔ
  1. 1 might
  2. 2 formidable
武器
wǔ qì
  1. 1 weapon
  2. 2 arms
  3. 3 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
武将
wǔ jiàng
  1. 1 general
  2. 2 military leader
  3. 3 fierce man
武林
wǔ lín
  1. 1 martial arts (social) circles
武汉
Wǔ hàn
  1. 1 Wuhan city on Changjiang, subprovincial city and capital of Hubei province
武艺
wǔ yì
  1. 1 martial art
  2. 2 military skill
武术
wǔ shù
  1. 1 military skill or technique (in former times)
  2. 2 all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development)
  3. 3 self-defense
  4. 4 tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage)
  5. 5 also called kungfu 功夫
  6. 6 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
宣武区
Xuān wǔ qū
  1. 1 Xuanwu district of central Beijing
尚武
shàng wǔ
  1. 1 to promote a martial spirit
  2. 2 to revere military skills
  3. 3 warlike
复旦
Fù dàn
  1. 1 Fudan University, Shanghai, abbr. for 復旦大學|复旦大学[Fù dàn Dà xué]
撒旦
Sā dàn
  1. 1 Satan or Shaitan
文武
wén wǔ
  1. 1 civil and military
核武器
hé wǔ qì
  1. 1 nuclear weapon
武
Wǔ
  1. 1 surname Wu
武侯区
Wǔ hóu qū
  1. 1 Wuhou district of Chengdu city 成都市[Chéng dū shì], Sichuan
武侠
wǔ xiá
  1. 1 martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre)
  2. 2 knight-errant
武则天
Wǔ Zé tiān
  1. 1 Wu Zetian (624-705), Tang empress, reigned 690-705
武力
wǔ lì
  1. 1 military force

Idioms (16)

危在旦夕
wēi zài dàn xī
  1. 1 in imminent peril (idiom)
  2. 2 on the brink of crisis
命在旦夕
mìng zài dàn xī
  1. 1 to be at death's door (idiom)
天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福
tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún , rén yǒu dàn xī huò fú
  1. 1 fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment
孔武有力
kǒng wǔ yǒu lì
  1. 1 courageous and strong (idiom)
  2. 2 Herculean (physique etc)
才兼文武
cái jiān wén wǔ
  1. 1 talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
文武合一
wén wǔ hé yī
  1. 1 civilians and the military (working) hand in hand (idiom)
文武双全
wén wǔ shuāng quán
  1. 1 well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldier
  2. 2 master of pen and sword
文治武功
wén zhì wǔ gōng
  1. 1 political and military achievements (idiom)
枕戈待旦
zhěn gē dài dàn
  1. 1 to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom)
  2. 2 fully prepared and biding one's time before the battle
用武之地
yòng wǔ zhī dì
  1. 1 ample scope for abilities
  2. 2 favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom)
穷兵黩武
qióng bīng dú wǔ
  1. 1 to engage in wars of aggression at will (idiom)
  2. 2 militaristic
  3. 3 bellicose
笔胜于刀文比武强
bǐ shèng yú dāo wén bǐ wǔ qiáng
  1. 1 the pen is mightier than the sword (idiom)
耀武扬威
yào wǔ yáng wēi
  1. 1 to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around
  2. 2 to bluff
  3. 3 to bluster
谋臣武将
móu chén wǔ jiàng
  1. 1 strategic experts and powerful generals (idiom)
通宵达旦
tōng xiāo dá dàn
  1. 1 overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long
  2. 2 day and night
重文轻武
zhòng wén qīng wǔ
  1. 1 to value letters and belittle arms (idiom); to stress civil matters and neglect the military
  2. 2 to prefer the pen to the sword

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