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历史 lìshǐ

历史 lìshǐ Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 历史 lìshǐ .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lìshǐ | li4 shi3
English translation
history
CL: mén
> Mén [mén], Duàn [duàn]

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Traditional form

歷史

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 历史 lìshǐ

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of . In simplified Chinese is also used to mean "calendar", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character .

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

厂力

Number of Strokes

4
Shǐ

Type

ideographic

Explanation

The characters Shǐ (history), (government official), 使 shǐ (cause; use; instruct), and shì (matter; work; affair) are all etymologically related and all derive from the same ancient character, depicting a hand ( yòu ) holding some object. There are various theorie

Positional decomposition

口乂

Number of Strokes

5

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Example sentences using 历史 lìshǐ

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zài 人类 rénlèi 历史 lìshǐ de 部分 bùfen 时期 shíqī Zhōng , 数学 shùxué 物理学 wù lǐ xué 几乎 jīhū 始终 shǐzhōng shì 不可 bù kě 分地 fēn dì 联系 liánxì zài 一起 yīqǐ de .

Throughout most of human history, mathematics and physics have been inseparably joined.

suǒ 学校 xuéxiào 历史 lìshǐ Jiào hěn hǎo .

History is well taught in that school.

- 这种 zhè zhǒng 自然界 zì rán jiè yōng yǒu de 超级 chāojí 营养 yíngyǎng 作为 zuòwéi 治疗 zhìliáo tián liào 壮阳 zhuàng yáng , 已经 yǐjīng 有很 cháng de 历史 lìshǐ .

Honey - nature a super - nutrition a treatment, sweetener and aphrodisiac, has a long history.

zhè piān 有关 yǒu guān 历史 lìshǐ de 文章 wénzhāng 概述 gài shù le zhè 十年 Zhōng de 重大 zhòngdà 事件 shìjiàn .

The historical article sketched the major events of the decade.

人民 rén mín huì 这些 zhè xiē Nián 看成 kàn chéng shì 我国 wǒ guó 历史 lìshǐ shǎng zuì 美好 měi hǎo de .

These years will be remembered as some of the finest pages in our country's history.

历史 lìshǐ Decomposition

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历史 lìshǐ Compounds

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