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1历史 歷史 shǐli4 shi3history; Classifiers:
2历史上 歷史上 shǐ shàngli4 shi3 shang4historical; in history
3 shǐShi3history; annals; title of an official historian in ancient China; surname Shi
4史学 史學 shǐ xuéshi3 xue2historiography
5史料 史料 shǐ liàoshi3 liao4historical material or data
6历史性 歷史性 shǐ xìngli4 shi3 xing4historic
7史诗 史詩 shǐ shīshi3 shi1an epic; poetic saga
8科学史 科學史 xué shǐke1 xue2 shi3history of science
9史记 史記 shǐ Shi3 ji4Records of the Grand Historian, by 司马迁
10史书 史書 shǐ shūshi3 shu1history book
11近代史 近代史 jìn dài shǐjin4 dai4 shi3modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th to early 20th century)
12历史学 歷史學 shǐ xuéli4 shi3 xue2history
13历史唯物主义 歷史唯物主義 shǐ wéi zhǔ li4 shi3 wei2 wu4 zhu3 yi4historical materialism (Marx's theory of history)
14史高比耶 史高比耶 shǐ gāo Shi3 gao1 bi3 ye1Skopje, capital of North Macedonia (Tw)
15史莱姆 史萊姆 shǐ lái shi3 lai2 mu3slime (loanword)
16血泪史 血淚史 xuè lèi shǐxue4 lei4 shi3(fig.) history full of suffering; heart-rending story; Classifiers:
17阿史那骨咄禄 阿史那骨咄祿 ā shǐ duō A1 shi3 na4 Gu3 duo1 lu4Ashina Qutlugh, personal name of 颉跌利施可汗
18艾格尼丝・史沫特莱 艾格尼絲・史沫特萊 ài · shǐ láiAi4 ge2 ni2 si1 · Shi3 mo4 te4 lai2Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist who reported on China, esp. the communist side; Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist who reported on China, esp. the communist side
19安史之乱 安史之亂 ān shǐ zhī luànAn1 Shi3 zhi1 Luan4An-Shi Rebellion (755-763) of 安禄山 , a catastrophic setback for Tang dynasty
20稗官野史 稗官野史 bài guān shǐbai4 guan1 ye3 shi3books of anecdotes
21北史 北史 běi shǐBei3 shi3History of the Northern Dynasties, fifteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 100 scrolls
22编年史 編年史 biān nián shǐbian1 nian2 shi3annals; chronicle
23病史 病史 bìng shǐbing4 shi3medical history
24布莱克史密斯 布萊克史密斯 lái shǐ Bu4 lai2 ke4 shi3 mi4 si1Blacksmith (name)
25厂史 廠史 chǎng shǐchang3 shi3factory history
26刺史 刺史 shǐci4 shi3provincial governor (old)
27当代史 當代史 dāng dài shǐdang1 dai4 shi3contemporary history
28党史 黨史 dǎng shǐdang3 shi3history of the Party
29地史 地史 shǐdi4 shi3earth history; geological history
30二十四史 二十四史 èr shí shǐEr4 shi2 si4 Shi3the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century; fig. a long and complicated story
31二十五史 二十五史 èr shí shǐer4 shi2 wu3 shi3twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)
32葛兰素史克 葛蘭素史克 lán shǐ Ge3 lan2 su4 shi3 ke4GlaxoSmithKline, British pharmaceutical company
33古代史 古代史 dài shǐgu3 dai4 shi3ancient history
34古史 古史 shǐgu3 shi3ancient history
35国史 國史 guó shǐguo2 shi3national history; dynastic history
36哈里森史密特 哈裡森史密特 sēn shǐ ha1 li3 sen1 shi3 mi4 te4Harrison Schmitt (Apollo 1 7 astronaut)
37回顾历史 回顧歷史 huí shǐhui2 gu4 li4 shi3to look back at history
38简史 簡史 jiǎn shǐjian3 shi3a brief history
39讲史 講史 jiǎng shǐjiang3 shi3historical tales
40金史 金史 jīn shǐJin1 shi3History of the Jurchen Jin Dynasty, twenty second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 , 135 scrolls
41近现代史 近現代史 jìn xiàn dài shǐjin4 xian4 dai4 shi3modern history and contemporary history
42旧五代史 舊五代史 jiù dài shǐJiu4 Wu3 dai4 shi3History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 , 150 scrolls
43李维史陀 李維史陀 wéi shǐ tuóLi3 wei2 Shi3 tuo2Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908-2009), French social anthropologist
44历史版本 歷史版本 shǐ bǎn běnli4 shi3 ban3 ben3historical edition; revision history (of a web page)
45历史背景 歷史背景 shǐ bèi jǐngli4 shi3 bei4 jing3historical background
46历史博物馆 歷史博物館 shǐ guǎnli4 shi3 bo2 wu4 guan3historical museum
47历史成本 歷史成本 shǐ chéng běnli4 shi3 cheng2 ben3historic cost (accounting)
48历史观点 歷史觀點 shǐ guān diǎnli4 shi3 guan1 dian3historical standpoint
49历史家 歷史家 shǐ jiāli4 shi3 jia1historian
50历史久远 歷史久遠 shǐ jiǔ yuǎnli4 shi3 jiu3 yuan3ancient history
51历史剧 歷史劇 shǐ li4 shi3 ju4historical drama
52历史人物 歷史人物 shǐ rén li4 shi3 ren2 wu4historical person
53历史时期 歷史時期 shǐ shí li4 shi3 shi2 qi1historical period
54历史事件 歷史事件 shǐ shì jiànli4 shi3 shi4 jian4historical incident
55历史新高 歷史新高 shǐ xīn gāoli4 shi3 xin1 gao1all-time high
56历史学家 歷史學家 shǐ xué jiāli4 shi3 xue2 jia1historian
57历史沿革 歷史沿革 shǐ yán li4 shi3 yan2 ge2historical development; background
58历史遗产 歷史遺產 shǐ chǎnli4 shi3 yi2 chan3heritage; historical legacy
59历史遗迹 歷史遺跡 shǐ li4 shi3 yi2 ji4historical remains; historic monuments
60历史意义 歷史意義 shǐ li4 shi3 yi4 yi4historic significance
61历史悠久 歷史悠久 shǐ yōu jiǔli4 shi3 you1 jiu3long-established; time-honored
62历史总在重演 歷史總在重演 shǐ zǒng zài chóng yǎnli4 shi3 zong3 zai4 chong2 yan3History repeats itself.
63辽史 遼史 liáo shǐLiao2 shi3History of the Liao Dynasty, twenty first of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 , 116 scrolls
64鲁史 魯史 shǐlu3 shi3History of Kingdom Lu; refers to the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋
65罗曼史 羅曼史 luó màn shǐluo2 man4 shi3romance (loanword); love affair
66美术史 美術史 měi shù shǐmei3 shu4 shi3history of art
67名垂青史 名垂青史 míng chuí qīng shǐming2 chui2 qing1 shi3lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
68明史 明史 míng shǐMing2 shi3History of the Ming Dynasty, twenty fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 in 1739 during the Qing Dynasty, 332 scrolls
69南史 南史 nán shǐNan2 shi3History of the Southern Dynasties, fourteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 80 scrolls
70廿四史 廿四史 niàn shǐnian4 si4 shi3twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions); same as 二十四史
71潜心经史 潛心經史 qián xīn jīng shǐqian2 xin1 jing1 shi3to inquire deeply into classics and history (idiom)
72清代通史 清代通史 qīng dài tōng shǐQing1 dai4 tong1 shi3General history of the Qing dynasty, compiled under Xiao Yishan 蕭一山
73青史 青史 qīng shǐqing1 shi3annal; historical record; Classifiers:
74清史稿 清史稿 qīng shǐ gǎoQing1 shi3 gao3Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, sometimes listed as number 25 or 26 of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 in 1927 during the Northern Warlords period, 536 scrolls
75清史馆 清史館 qīng shǐ guǎnQing1 shi3 guan3office set up in 1914 to compile official history of the Qing dynasty
76清史列传 清史列傳 qīng shǐ liè zhuànQing1 shi3 Lie4 zhuan4Biographic History of Qing Dynasty by a succession of authors, published 1928 and revised 1987, with biographies of 2,900 notable Qing commoner citizens, 80 scrolls
77青史流芳 青史流芳 qīng shǐ liú fāngqing1 shi3 liu2 fang1to have a niche in history (idiom)
78青史留名 青史留名 qīng shǐ liú míngqing1 shi3 liu2 ming2to have a place in history (idiom)
79儒林外史 儒林外史 lín wài shǐRu2 lin2 Wai4 shi3The Scholars, Qing dynasty novel by Wu Jingzi 吴敬梓 , an extended satire on the Imperial Examination system
80三国史记 三國史記 sān guó shǐ San1 guo2 shi3 ji4History of Three Kingdoms (Korean: Samguk Sagi), the oldest extant Korean history, compiled under Kim Busik 金富轼 .
81时间简史 時間簡史 shí jiān jiǎn shǐShi2 jian1 Jian3 shi3"A Brief History of Time" by Stephen Hawking
82史不绝书 史不絕書 shǐ jué shūshi3 bu4 jue2 shu1History abounds in examples of this. (idiom)
83史册 史冊 shǐ shi3 ce4annals
84史臣 史臣 shǐ chénshi3 chen2official in charge of public records
85史黛西 史黛西 shǐ dài Shi3 dai4 xi1Stacy (name)
86史丹顿岛 史丹頓島 shǐ dān dùn dǎoShi3 dan1 dun4 Dao3Staten Island, borough of New York City
87史丹佛 史丹佛 shǐ dān Shi3 dan1 fo2Stanford (University); also written 斯坦福
88史丹福大学 史丹福大學 shǐ dān xuéShi3 dan1 fu2 Da4 xue2Stanford University
89史迪威 史迪威 shǐ wēiShi3 di2 wei1Joseph Stilwell (1883-1946), commander of US forces in China, Burma and India in World War II
90史蒂芬・哈珀 史蒂芬・哈珀 shǐ fēn · Shi3 di4 fen1 · Ha1 po4see 斯蒂芬 ·哈珀 ; see 斯蒂芬哈珀
91史蒂夫 史蒂夫 shǐ Shi3 di4 fu1Steve (male name)
92史蒂夫・乔布斯 史蒂夫・喬布斯 shǐ · qiáo Shi3 di4 fu1 · Qiao2 bu4 si1Steve Jobs (1955-2011), US co-founder and CEO of Apple, Inc.; Steve Jobs (1955-2011), US co-founder and CEO of Apple, Inc.
93史蒂文 史蒂文 shǐ wénShi3 di4 wen2Steven, Stephen (name)
94史蒂文斯 史蒂文斯 shǐ wén Shi3 di4 wen2 si1Stevens (name); Stephens; Stevens
95史官 史官 shǐ guānshi3 guan1historical point of view; historically speaking; scribe; court recorder; historian; historiographer
96史籍 史籍 shǐ shi3 ji2historical records
97史家 史家 shǐ jiāshi3 jia1historian
98史景迁 史景遷 shǐ jǐng qiānShi3 Jing3 qian1Jonathan D Spence (1936-), distinguished British US historian of China, author of The search for modern China 追寻现代中国
99史密斯 史密斯 shǐ Shi3 mi4 si1Smith (name)
100史密特 史密特 shǐ shi3 mi4 te4Schmitt
101史沫特莱 史沫特萊 shǐ láiShi3 mo4 te4 lai2Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist and activist, reported on China, esp. the communist side
102史奴比 史奴比 shǐ Shi3 nu2 bi3Snoopy (comic strip pet dog)
103史努比 史努比 shǐ Shi3 nu3 bi3Snoopy (comic strip pet dog)
104史普尼克 史普尼克 shǐ Shi3 pu3 ni2 ke4Sputnik, Soviet artificial Earth satellite; also written 斯普特尼克
105史前 史前 shǐ qiánshi3 qian2prehistory
106史前古器物 史前古器物 shǐ qián shi3 qian2 gu3 qi4 wu4prehistoric artifacts; ancient artifacts
107史前人 史前人 shǐ qián rénshi3 qian2 ren2prehistoric man
108史前时期 史前時期 shǐ qián shí shi3 qian2 shi2 qi1prehistoric
109史前石桌 史前石桌 shǐ qián shí zhuōshi3 qian2 shi2 zhuo1menhir; prehistoric stone table
110史上 史上 shǐ shàngshi3 shang4in history
111史上罕见 史上罕見 shǐ shàng hǎn jiànshi3 shang4 han3 jian4to be rarely seen in history (idiom)
112史诗般 史詩般 shǐ shī bānshi3 shi1 ban1epic
113史诗性 史詩性 shǐ shī xìngshi3 shi1 xing4epic
114史实 史實 shǐ shíshi3 shi2historical fact
115史氏蝗莺 史氏蝗鶯 shǐ shì huáng yīngShi3 shi4 huang2 ying1(bird species of China) Styan's grasshopper warbler (Locustella pleskei)
116史思明 史思明 shǐ míngShi3 Si1 ming2Shi Siming (703-761), military colleague of An Lushan 安禄山 , participated in the 755-763 An-Shi Rebellion 安史之乱
117史泰博 史泰博 shǐ tài Shi3 tai4 bo2Staples Inc., US office supply store
118史特劳斯 史特勞斯 shǐ láo Shi3 te4 lao2 si1(Tw) Strauss (name); Johann Strauss (1825-1899), Austrian composer; Richard Strauss (1864-1949), German composer
119史特龙 史特龍 shǐ lóngShi3 te4 long2Stallone (name); Sylvester Stallone (1946-), American actor
120史提夫・贾伯斯 史提夫・賈伯斯 shǐ · jiǎ Shi3 ti2 fu1 · Jia3 bo2 si1Steve Jobs (1955-2011), US co-founder and CEO of Apple, Inc.; Steve Jobs (1955-2011), US co-founder and CEO of Apple, Inc.
121史瓦济兰 史瓦濟蘭 shǐ lánShi3 wa3 ji4 lan2Swaziland (Tw)
122史瓦辛格 史瓦辛格 shǐ xīn Shi3 wa3 xin1 ge2Arnold Schwarzenegger; also written 阿諾德 ·阿诺德 ·施瓦辛格
123史威士 史威士 shǐ wēi shìShi3 wei1 shi4Schweppes (soft drinks company)
124史无前例 史無前例 shǐ qián shi3 wu2 qian2 li4unprecedented in history
125史学家 史學家 shǐ xué jiāshi3 xue2 jia1historian
126史籀篇 史籀篇 shǐ zhòu piānShi3 zhou4 pian1Shizhoupian, early school primer in great seal script 大篆 but probably dating from c. 500 BC
127史传 史傳 shǐ zhuànshi3 zhuan4historical biography
128史传小说 史傳小說 shǐ zhuàn xiǎo shuōshi3 zhuan4 xiao3 shuo1historical novel
129史卓 史卓 shǐ zhuóShi3 zhuo2Straw (name); Jack Straw (1946-), UK Labour Party politician, foreign secretary 2001-2006
130思想史 思想史 xiǎng shǐsi1 xiang3 shi3intellectual history
131宋史 宋史 sòng shǐSong4 shi3History of the Song Dynasty, twentieth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 )
132太史公 太史公 tài shǐ gōngTai4 shi3 gong1Grand Scribe, the title by which Sima Qian 司马迁
133太史令 太史令 tài shǐ lìngtai4 shi3 ling4grand scribe (official position in many Chinese states up to the Han)
134提学御史 提學御史 xué shǐti2 xue2 yu4 shi3superintendent of education (formal title)
135通史 通史 tōng shǐtong1 shi3narrative history; comprehensive history; a history covering an extended period
136文化史 文化史 wén huà shǐwen2 hua4 shi3cultural history
137文明小史 文明小史 wén míng xiǎo shǐWen2 ming2 Xiao3 shi3Short History of Civilization, late Qing novel by Li Boyuan 李伯元
138文史 文史 wén shǐwen2 shi3literature and history
139文学史 文學史 wén xué shǐwen2 xue2 shi3history of literature
140五代史 五代史 dài shǐWu3 dai4 shi3History of the Five Dynasties, eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 , 150 scrolls
141现代史 現代史 xiàn dài shǐxian4 dai4 shi3modern history
142新五代史 新五代史 xīn dài shǐXin1 Wu3 dai4 shi3Later History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), nineteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 in 1053 during Northern Song Dynasty, 74 scrolls
143新元史 新元史 xīn yuán shǐXin1 Yuan2 shi3New History of the Yuan Dynasty, completed by Ke Shaomin 柯劭忞 in 1920, sometimes listed as one of the 24 Dynastic Histories 二十四史
144修订历史 修訂歷史 xiū dìng shǐxiu1 ding4 li4 shi3revision history (of a document, web page etc)
145血史 血史 xuè shǐxue4 shi3history written in blood; epic period of struggle and sacrifice
146野史 野史 shǐye3 shi3unofficial history; history as popular legends
147一部二十四史,不知从何说起 一部二十四史,不知從何說起 èr shí shǐ , zhī cóng shuō yi1 bu4 er4 shi2 si4 shi3 , bu4 zhi1 cong2 he2 shuo1 qi3It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.
148以史为鉴 以史為鑒 shǐ wéi jiànyi3 shi3 wei2 jian4to learn from history (idiom)
149影射史学 影射史學 yǐng shè shǐ xuéying3 she4 shi3 xue2historical studies which use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
150永垂史册 永垂史冊 yǒng chuí shǐ yong3 chui2 shi3 ce4to be ever remembered in the annals of history (idiom)
151有史以来 有史以來 yǒu shǐ láiyou3 shi3 yi3 lai2since the beginning of history
152御史 御史 shǐyu4 shi3imperial censor (formal title of a dynastic official)
153元史 元史 yuán shǐYuan2 shi3History of the Yuan Dynasty, twenty third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 in 1370 during the Ming Dynasty, 210 scrolls
154哲学史 哲學史 zhé xué shǐzhe2 xue2 shi3history of philosophy
155正史 正史 zhèng shǐzheng4 shi3the 24 or 25 official dynastic histories; true history, as opposed to fictional adaptation or popular legends
156政治史 政治史 zhèng zhì shǐzheng4 zhi4 shi3political history
157中国历史 中國歷史 zhōng guó shǐZhong1 guo2 li4 shi3Chinese history
158中国历史博物馆 中國歷史博物館 zhōng guó shǐ guǎnZhong1 guo2 Li4 shi3 Bo2 wu4 guan3Museum of Chinese History
159中国小说史略 中國小說史略 zhōng guó xiǎo shuō shǐ lüèZhong1 guo2 Xiao3 shuo1 Shi3 lu:e4Concise History of the Chinese Novel by Lu Xun 鲁迅
160自然史 自然史 rán shǐzi4 ran2 shi3natural history (i.e. botany and zoology)

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