kung fu

noun

ˌkəŋ-ˈfü  ˌku̇ŋ- 

: any of various Chinese martial arts and related disciplines that are practiced especially for self-defense, exercise, and spiritual growth

Examples of kung fu in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Unitree, the first humanoid robotics maker to go public on a mainland Chinese exchange, has won global attention with its humanoid and quadruped robots that can run, dance and do backflips and kung fu. — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026

Celebrated for throwing kung fu kicks and bouncing back from knockdowns, Unitree's robots still face questions over whether the technology can scale commercially, with AI and software constraints unresolved. — Elaine Yu,anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

The kitchen scenes are a combo platter of boot camp, frat house hazing ritual and kung fu movie. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Outdoors, taiko ensembles will showcase their drumming and kung fu and kendo groups will demonstrate the martial arts disciplines. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Chinese (Beijing) gōngfu skill, art

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for kung fu

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou

Kids Definition

kung fu

noun

ˌkəŋ-ˈfü  ˌku̇ŋ- 

: a Chinese art of self-defense resembling karate