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文武兼备 — “To be proficient in both literary and martial arts”

文武兼备 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be proficient in both literary and martial arts”. Accomplished in both civil and military affairs. Literally, “Literary and martial arts both complete”.

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文武兼备 Pronunciation and Pinyin

文武兼备 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
文
wén4written language and culture
武
wǔ8martial, military, brave
兼
jiān10combine two parts simultaneously
备
bèi8prepare, get ready

Example Sentence with 文武兼备

他从小就表现出过人的天赋,长大后更是文武兼备,深受大家的敬佩。
He displayed exceptional talent from a young age, and as an adult, he was proficient in both literary and martial arts, earning everyone's admiration.

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Synonyms of 文武兼备

  • wén文wǔ武jiān兼jì济skilled in both literary and martial arts
  • wén文wǔ武shuāng双quán全proficient in both literary and martial arts

More idioms starting with 文

  • wén文bù不jiā加diǎn点write fluently without revision
  • wén文bù不duì对tí题irrelevant to the topic
  • wén文bù不jìn尽yì意words cannot fully express the meaning
  • wén文dōng东wǔ武xī西civil officials east, military west
  • wén文sī丝bù不dòng动absolutely still
  • wén文rén人mò墨shì士literati and scholars
  • wén文rén人mò墨kè客literary figures and calligraphers
  • wén文rén人xué学shì士men of letters and scholars
  • wén文rén人wú无xíng行Literati often lack moral integrity
  • wén文rén人xiāng相qīng轻Literary figures disparage each other
  • wén文rén人yǎ雅shì士refined scholars and literati
  • wén文cóng从zì字shùn顺writing that flows smoothly

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Questions about 文武兼备

What does 文武兼备 mean?

文武兼备 (wén wǔ jiān bèi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be proficient in both literary and martial arts”.

How do you pronounce 文武兼备?

文武兼备 is pronounced wén wǔ jiān bèi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 文武兼备 literally mean?

Literally, 文武兼备 means “Literary and martial arts both complete”. It is used to mean “to be proficient in both literary and martial arts”.

What is the Chinese definition of 文武兼备?

同时具有文才和武才,文武双全。亦作“文武兼济”、“文武兼全”。

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