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do karate
do 常用于空手道等武术类运动，表示练习、从事这项运动。
She does karate twice a week.
她每周练两次空手道。
空手道
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
空手道
a traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat in which sharp blows and kicks are delivered to the opponent's body
She does karate twice a week.
她每周练两次空手道。
一种冲绳武术,主要包括拳打和踢,此外还有高级摔法、臂锁、擒拿及各种格斗方式。
An Okinawan martial art involving primarily punching and kicking, but additionally, advanced throws, arm bars, grappling and all means of fighting.
一种传统的日本徒手格斗术；对对手身体的敏感点进行猛击和踢打
a traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat; sharp blows and kicks are given to pressure-sensitive points on the body of the opponent
She has been practicing karate for three years and just earned her brown belt.
她练空手道已经三年了，刚刚获得了棕带。
My brother teaches karate at a local community center on Saturday mornings.
我哥哥每周六上午在当地社区中心教空手道。
Karate requires discipline, focus, and lots of practice.
空手道需要自律、专注和大量练习。
do 常用于空手道等武术类运动，表示练习、从事这项运动。
She does karate twice a week.
她每周练两次空手道。
take karate 侧重指参加课程学习；也可说 take karate lessons/classes。
Many students take karate after school.
许多学生放学后上空手道课。
karate 可直接作定语修饰名词，表示与空手道相关的人或事物。
He is a karate champion.
他是一名空手道冠军。
Not this
I play karate every weekend.
Use this
I do karate every weekend.
空手道是武术，不是球类或游戏，英语中用 do 表示“练（武术/运动）”，而 play 用于球类、棋牌等。类似地可说 practice karate。
Not this
I learn a karate to stay healthy.
Use this
I learn karate to stay healthy.
karate 是不可数名词，表示“空手道这项运动”时前面不加 a/an；如果想表达“一堂空手道课”，可用 a karate class/lesson。
Not this
She has a black belt of karate.
Use this
She has a black belt in karate.
表示“在某个项目上获得黑带”时用介词 in，如 a black belt in karate；用 of 是照搬汉语“...的黑带”，不符合英语搭配。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
练空手道
She does karate twice a week.
她每周练两次空手道。
空手道课
I'm considering joining a karate class.
我在考虑报一个空手道班。
空手道手刀
He used a karate chop to break the block.
他用空手道手刀劈开了那块砖。
空手道腰带
She tied her karate belt before practice.
她在训练前系好了空手道腰带。
空手道教练
The karate instructor taught us a new kick.
空手道教练教了我们一个新踢法。
空手道的终极目标不在于胜负，而在于完善习练者的人格。
This quote is often used to explain the non-aggressive philosophy of karate.
这句话常被用来解释空手道防守为本的哲学。
空手道中不存在先手攻击。
Practitioners learn that 'there is no first attack in karate' long before they learn to break boards.
习练者在学习破木板之前就要懂得“空手道中不存在先手攻击”。
Use karate naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想‘空手’就是空着手：空手道不用武器，赤手空拳用拳脚攻击。
语域：neutral 常见场景：sports、martial arts、everyday conversation karate 是常见的中性词，多用于体育、武术或日常交流中，指空手道这项运动；没有明显正式或非正式限制。
karate /kɝˈɑti/ 结尾虽为 -ate，实际读 /ɑti/，与下列词均不押韵。其中 date 和 create 押 /eɪt/；chocolate、private、senate 的末尾非重读为 /ət/。勿仅凭 -ate 拼写判断发音。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.