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历史 (歷史)

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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

历史 [lìshǐ]
  1. 1. noun history
    历史文物
    historical relic

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

历史 [lìshǐ]
  1. 1. history
    中国历史悠久。
    China has a long history.
    这件事早已成为历史了。
    That's past history already.
  2. 2. history (as a course of study)
    他是研究历史的。
    His field is history.
  3. 3. personal records
    历史清白
    have a clean personal record
    隐瞒自己的历史
    conceal one's past record
    历史问题
    questions of a political nature in one's personal history
历史 [lìshǐ]
  1. 1. Geschichte

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

历史 [lìshǐ]
  1. 1. 自然界和人类社会的发展过程;也指某种事物或个人的发展过程
    宇宙的历史
    社会演变的历史
    回忆录是他的历史的真实写照。
  2. 2. 以往的事实
    那段历史谁都翻不了案。
  3. 3. 历史学科
    他是学历史的。

Examples

嘲弄历史的人必将被历史所嘲弄。
Those who mock history will be mocked by history.
历史唯心主义的根源是唯心主义,它的价值观和历史唯物主义的价值观是相对的。
The root of historical mentalism is mentalism, whose value is against that of historical materialism.
嘲弄历史定会被历史所嘲弄。
Those who mock history will be mocked by history.
历史题材的文艺创作,要尊重历史的基本架构和事实
历史背景
historical background (or setting)
中华人民共和国的成立,标志着我国新的历史阶段的开始。
The founding of the People's Republic of China marked the beginning of a new historical period in our country.
这本书三分历史,七分科学,内容非常驳杂。
This book is a heterogeneous mass of information, being three parts history and seven parts science.
不可逆转的历史潮流
an irreversible trend of history
参考历史文献
consult historical documents
历史的长河
the long process (or span) of history

Collocations

光荣历史
a glorious history
人类历史
mankind's history
研究历史
to study history
历史
history
历史的车轮
the car wheel of history

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