How to say “history” in Chinese
history (subject)
“History” in Chinese is 历史, lì shǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
历史 is read lì shǐ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Inside, 力 lì hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “历史”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 历史. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 数学比历史难shùxuébǐlìshǐnánMath is harder than history.
- 学历史难不难？xuélìshǐnánbunánIs studying history hard?
- 我对中国历史很感兴趣。wǒduìZhōngguólìshǐhěngǎnxìngqùI'm very interested in Chinese history.
- 这本书跟历史有关zhèběnshūgēnlìshǐyǒuguānThis book is related to history.
- 我打算报考历史专业wǒdǎsuànbàokǎolìshǐzhuānyèI'm planning to apply for a history major.
- 他在大学研究中国历史tāzàidàxuéyánjiūZhōngguólìshǐHe researches Chinese history at university.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “history” in Chinese?
“History” in Chinese is 历史, pinyin lìshǐ.
What does 历史 mean?
历史 (lìshǐ) means “history (subject)”.
How do you write 历史?
历史 is 2 characters: 历 (lì) — go through; calendar; 史 (shǐ) — history, chronicle. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 历史?
历史 is read lìshǐ. Tones: lì — fourth tone, shǐ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“history” in the lesson “Hard or easy?”
This word is from the topic “Studying” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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