历
史

History in Chinese: 历史 (lì shǐ)

lì shǐ

history

HSK 3Traditional: 歷史2 example sentences

Definitions

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Stroke order

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历
史

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄧˋ

lì

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕˇ

shǐ

ㄕ/ shˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

历史

Simplified

歷史

Traditional

Example sentences

See 历史 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我教历史。

    wǒ jiào lì shǐ。

    I teach history.

  • 我喜欢历史。

    wǒ xǐ huan lì shǐ。

    I like history.

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Related words

经历

jīng lì

experience

简历

jiǎn lì

curriculum vitae (CV)

日历

rì lì

calendar

来历

lái lì

history

历程

lì chéng

course

历届

lì jiè

all previous (meetings, sessions etc)

历经

lì jīng

to experience

历来

lì lái

always

历时

lì shí

to last

农历

nóng lì

the traditional Chinese calendar

学历

xué lì

educational background

阅历

yuè lì

to experience

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