taekwondo

«taekwondo» in Mova's school dictionary: a martial art and sport from Korea, famous for high, fast… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (taekwondo — uncountable; also tae kwon do)

meaning for a pupil

Taekwondo is a martial art and sport from Korea, famous for high, fast kicks and jumping and spinning kicks. It is an Olympic sport. tree →

sense in the lessons

In PE and after-school clubs children learn taekwondo for fitness, self-control and respect; they wear a white uniform called a dobok and coloured belts that show their level, up to black belt. Lessons include patterns (forms), sparring with protective gear and breaking boards. Phrases: "do taekwondo", "taekwondo class", "black belt in taekwondo".

examples

• I go to taekwondo on Tuesdays. tree →
• My sister got her yellow belt in taekwondo. tree →
• Taekwondo is famous for its spinning kicks. tree →
• In taekwondo we bow to show respect. tree →
• Taekwondo became an Olympic sport in 2000. tree →
• We wear head guards when we spar in taekwondo. tree →
• The taekwondo master broke a board with one kick. tree →

note

Uncountable: "do taekwondo", not "a taekwondo". Korean word, roughly "the way of the foot and the fist", pronounced "TIE-kwon-DOH". Spelled as one word or "tae kwon do".

In the corpora

• Judo has been in the Olympics since 1964 and taekwondo since 2000.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «taekwondo» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.