shù

术

Character · NounTraditional術

skill; method; strategy

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Meanings

3 senses · 15 examples
1.

noun

skill; technique; art; knowledge

neutral

Refers to specialized skills, arts, or bodies of knowledge.

Tā他
jīng精
tōng通
huì绘
huà画
yì艺
shù术
 。

He is proficient in the art of painting.

Yī医
xué学
shì是
yī一
mén门
yán严
jǐn谨
de的
xué学
shù术
 。

Medicine is a rigorous discipline of learning.

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Nà那
wèi位
dà大
shī师
de的
wǔ武
yì艺
shù术
jīng精
zhàn湛
jué绝
lún伦
 。

That master's martial arts skills are superb.

Xué学
xí习
shù术
yǔ语
duì对
lǐ理
jiě解
zhuān专
yè业
shū书
jí籍
hěn很
zhòng重
yào要
 。

Learning technical terminology is important for understanding specialized books.

Gǔ古
rén人
shuō说
 ,
bù不
xué学
wú无
shù术
de的
rén人
shì是
kě可
bēi悲
de的
 。

Ancient people said that those who neither learn nor possess skills are pitiable.

2.

noun

method; tactic; strategy

neutral

Often used in contexts of planning, competition, or management.

Jiāng将
jūn军
zài在
zhàn战
chǎng场
shàng上
yùn运
yòng用
le了
gāo高
míng明
de的
zhàn战
shù术
 。

The general employed brilliant tactics on the battlefield.

Tā他
shàn善
yú于
yùn运
yòng用
quán权
shù术
lái来
gǒng巩
gù固
zì自
jǐ己
de的
dì地
wèi位
 。

He is adept at using political maneuvering to consolidate his position.

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Tán谈
pàn判
shí时
jiǎng讲
jiu究
cè策
lüè略
bǐ比
mán蛮
gàn干
gèng更
zhòng重
yào要
 。

During negotiations, employing strategy is more important than acting recklessly.

Zhè这
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
kuài快
sù速
xué学
xí习
de的
yǒu有
xiào效
fāng方
fǎ法
 。

This is an effective method for rapid learning.

Shāng商
zhàn战
rú如
tóng同
bīng兵
fǎ法
 ,
yě也
xū需
yào要
jì计
cè策
 。

Business competition, like military strategy, also requires clever plans.

3.

noun

a surname

neutral

Used as a Chinese surname. A less common surname.

Shù术
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
de的
xīn新
lín邻
jū居
 。

Mr. Shu is our new neighbor.

Zài在
lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
 ,
xìng姓
Shù术
de的
míng名
rén人
bù不
duō多
 。

Historically, there have not been many famous people with the surname Shu.

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Tā他
xìng姓
Shù术
 ,
jiào叫
Shù术
Qiáng强
 。

His surname is Shu, and his given name is Qiang.

Qǐng请
wèn问
 ,
nín您
shì是
Shù术
lǎo老
shī师
ma吗
 ?

Excuse me, are you Teacher Shu?

Zhè这
gè个
xìng姓
shì氏
de的
qǐ起
yuán源
kě可
yǐ以
zhuī追
sù溯
dào到
gǔ古
dài代
 。

The origin of this surname can be traced back to ancient times.