Definition
神功 is a noun that appears most often in wuxia (martial arts) and xianxia (fantasy) contexts, referring to a miraculous or superhuman martial art technique — the kind of skill that takes decades of training or a lucky encounter to master. Outside fiction, it can also mean a prodigious feat or miracle, but the martial-arts sense is the most common one learners will encounter in Chinese pop culture.
n.
(in wuxia/fantasy) miraculous martial artsuperhuman feat(figurative) prodigious achievementmiracle
Examples
- ，。Tā liàn chéng le zhè mén shén gōng, tiānxià wúdí.He mastered this miraculous martial art and became invincible under heaven.
- 神功。Chuánshuō zhōng yǒu yí wèi dàoshi kào shén gōng zhì hǎo le hěn duō rén de bìng.Legend has it that a Taoist priest cured many people's illnesses through a miraculous feat.
- 神功。Zhè bù diànyǐng lǐ de shén gōng tèxiào fēicháng zhènhàn.The special effects for the miraculous martial arts in this movie are very stunning.
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