历史歷史 lìshǐ — history
lìshǐ (fourth tone, falling)li4shi3
Traditional: 歷史
history
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)nounMeasure word 个Measure word 段
Meanings
history
History, both the past itself and the subject that studies it. A country or a city "has" history: 这个城市有很长的历史.
noun
Example sentences
- 我对中国历史很感兴趣。我對中國歷史很感興趣。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) duì (fourth tone, falling) Zhōngguó (first tone, high and level) lìshǐ (fourth tone, falling) hěn (third tone, dipping) gǎn (third tone, dipping) xìngqù. (fourth tone, falling)···
I’m very interested in Chinese history.
- 这个城市有很长的历史。這個城市有很長的歷史。Zhège (fourth tone, falling) chéngshì (second tone, rising) yǒu (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) cháng (second tone, rising) de (neutral tone) lìshǐ. (fourth tone, falling)···
This city has a long history.