"Historical" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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历史上 lì shǐ shàng historical / in history
中华 Zhōng huá Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese civilization and identity (as in 中華文化|中华文化[Zhong1hua2 wen2hua4] "Chinese culture") / used in the official name of the Republic of China, 中華民國|中华民国[Zhong1hua2 Min2guo2]
国语 Guó yǔ Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature / Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject / Chinese in the context of the Nationalist Government / Guoyu, book of historical narrative c. 10th-5th century BC
文物 wén wù cultural relic / historical relic / CL:件[jian4],個|个[ge4]
再现 zài xiàn to recreate / to reconstruct (a historical relic)
成语 chéng yǔ Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation / idiom / proverb / saying / adage / CL:條|条[tiao2],本[ben3],句[ju4]
名胜 míng shèng a place famous for its scenery or historical relics / scenic spot / CL:處|处[chu4]
考证 kǎo zhèng to do textual research / to make textual criticism / to verify by means of research (esp. historical details) / to take an exam to get a certificate (abbr. for 考取證件|考取证件[kao3 qu3 zheng4 jian4])
遗迹 yí jì trace / vestige / historical remains / remnant
上古 shàng gǔ the distant past / ancient times / antiquity / early historical times
史料 shǐ liào historical material or data
古迹 gǔ jì places of historic interest / historical sites / CL:個|个[ge4]
演义 yǎn yì to dramatize historical events / novel or play on historical theme
思潮 sī cháo tide of thought / way of thinking characteristic of a historical period / Zeitgeist
诗篇 shī piān a poem / a composition in verse / fig. epic (compared with historical epic) / the biblical Book of Psalms
列传 liè zhuàn historical biography
史实 shǐ shí historical fact
戏说 xì shuō dramatic form consisting of historical narration / history as jocular narrative / to stretch history for a joking story / amusing story with strained interpretations of history / to make an unreasonable comparison in jest
历史时期 lì shǐ shí qī historical period
名胜古迹 míng shèng gǔ jì historical sites and scenic spots
历史人物 lì shǐ rén wù historical person
历史事件 lì shǐ shì jiàn historical incident
历史背景 lì shǐ bèi jǐng historical background
火枪 huǒ qiāng firearms (in historical context) / flintlock (old powder and shot firearm)
吴国 Wú guó Wu state (in south China, in different historical periods) / Wu state 220-280, founded by Sun Quan 孫權|孙权 / the southernmost of the three Kingdoms
青史 qīng shǐ annal / historical record / CL:筆|笔[bi3]
历史博物馆 lì shǐ bó wù guǎn historical museum
继往开来 jì wǎng kāi lái to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
翻案 fān àn to reverse a verdict / to present different views on a historical person or verdict
历史剧 lì shǐ jù historical drama
历史唯物主义 lì shǐ wéi wù zhǔ yì historical materialism (Marx's theory of history)
史籍 shǐ jí historical records
承前启后 chéng qián qǐ hòu to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
掌故 zhǎng gù anecdote / tales (esp. about a historical figure)
盛京 Shèng jīng historical name of Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳 / in modern Liaoning province
桃花扇 Táo huā Shàn The Peach Blossom Fan, historical play about the last days of the Ming dynasty by Kong Shangren 孔尚任[Kong3 Shang4 ren4]
传 zhuàn biography / historical narrative / commentaries / relay station
评话 píng huà storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary
平话 píng huà storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary
姚雪垠 Yáo Xuě yín Yao Xueyin (1910-1999), PRC novelist, author of historical novel Li Zicheng 李自成
吴 Wú surname Wu / area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai / name of states in southern China at different historical periods
祦 wú happy / used in historical names
承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
轶事遗闻 yì shì yí wén anecdote (about historical person) / lost or apocryphal story
汉阳 Hàn yáng Hanyang county in Hubei province / historical name Hanyang for Seoul, Korea
波西米亚 Bō xī mǐ yà Bohemia, historical region in Central Europe / bohemian (i.e. artistic and unconventional)
老城区 lǎo chéng qū old city district / historical center
阿比西尼亚 A1 bǐ xī ní yà Abyssinia, historical name of Ethiopia
波美拉尼亚 Bō měi lā ní yà Pomerania, a historical region on the south shore of the Baltic Sea
文献学 wén xiàn xué Philology / Historical Linguistics
大长今 Dà cháng jīn Dae Jang Geum, a 2003 Korean historical drama TV series
释迦牟尼佛 Shì jiā móu ní fó Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya) / Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism
司马辽太郎 Sī mǎ Liáo tài láng SHIBA Ryotarō / (1923-1996), Japanese author of historical novels
索国 Suǒ Guó Somalia / Somaliland / (Tw) Solomon Islands / Suoguo, a state recorded in the Chinese historical texts, said to have been established by the ancestors of the Göktürks
越国 Yuè guó Yue state / generic term for states in south China or southeast Asia at different historical periods
九寨沟风景名胜区 Jiǔ zhài gōu Fēng jǐng míng shèng qū Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historical Interest Area, Sichuan
亚罗号 Yà luó Hào the Arrow (a Hong Kong registered ship involved in historical incident in 1856 used as pretext for the second Opium War)
册府元龟 Cè fǔ yuán guī Prime tortoise of the record bureau, Song dynasty historical encyclopedia of political essays, autobiography, memorials and decrees, compiled 1005-1013 under Wang Qinruo 王欽若|王钦若 / and Yang Yi 楊億|杨亿, 1000 scrolls
判读 pàn dú to interpret (a visual document, a medical exam, an historical event etc) / to analyze data (from a chip, a black box etc)
古蹟 gǔ jì variant of 古跡|古迹, place of historic interest / historical site
史传 shǐ zhuàn historical biography
史传小说 shǐ zhuàn xiǎo shuō historical novel
史观 shǐ guān historical point of view / historically speaking
吴越 Wú Yuè states of south China in different historical periods / proverbially perpetual arch-enemies
哀家 āi jiā I, me (self-referring by a widowed empress etc, used in historical novels and operas)
乔答摩 Qiáo dā mó Gautama, surname of the Siddhartha, the historical Buddha
国务长官 guó wù zhǎng guān secretary of state (esp. historical, or Japanese or Korean usage)
基址 jī zhǐ foundation / footing / base / ruins (of a historical building)
大西洋国 Dà xī yáng guó Historical name for Portugal during the Qing dynasty
季世 jì shì final phase / end of a historical era
廷巴克图 Tíng bā kè tú Timbuktoo (town and historical cultural center in Mali, a World Heritage site)
成语典故 chéng yǔ diǎn gù historical or literary anecdote that gives rise to a saying
故迹 gù jì historical ruins
东突厥斯坦 Dōng tū jué sī tǎn East Turkestan / historical term for Xinjiang
历史沿革 lì shǐ yán gé historical development / background
历史版本 lì shǐ bǎn běn historical version / a previous version (of an app, document etc)
历史观点 lì shǐ guān diǎn historical standpoint
历史遗产 lì shǐ yí chǎn heritage / historical legacy
毐 Aǐ see historical character Lao Ai 嫪毐 / by extension, person of reprehensible morals / immoral / adulterer
海东 Hǎi dōng see 海東市|海东市[Hai3dong1 Shi4] / (also can refer to Liaodong, the Korean Peninsula, Bohai or Japan, depending on the historical context)
海瑞罢官 Hǎi Ruì bà guān Hai Rui dismissed from office, 1960 historical play by historian Wu Han 吳晗|吴晗
清实录 Qīng shí lù Qing historical archive, currently 4484 scrolls
生卒年 shēng zú nián dates of birth and death (of historical figure)
疏勒国 Shū lè guó Shule, oasis state in central Asia (near modern Kashgar) at different historical periods
瞿昙 Qú tán Gautama, surname of the Siddhartha, the historical Buddha
碑志 bēi zhì historical record inscribed on tablet
秦岭蜀栈道 Qín lǐng shǔ zhàn dào the Qinling plank road to Shu, a historical mountain road from Shaanxi to Sichuan
维扬 Wéi yáng historical name for Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yang2zhou1]
蔡东藩 Cài Dōng fān Cai Dongfan (1877-1945), historian and historical novelist
卫氏朝鲜 Wèi shì Cháo xiǎn Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea
卫满朝鲜 Wèi mǎn Cháo xiǎn Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea
褚人获 Chǔ Rén huò Chu Renhuo (1635-1682), author of historical novel Dramatized History of Sui and Tang 隋唐演義|隋唐演义[Sui2 Tang2 Yan3 yi4]
讲史 jiǎng shǐ historical tales
过庭录 guò tíng lù lit. Notes on Passing the Hall, historical jottings by 12th century Southern Song poet Fan Gongcheng 范公偁[Fan4 Gong1 cheng1], containing moral instructions derived from great men of Song dynasty
释尊 Shì zūn another name for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼佛|释迦牟尼佛, the historical Buddha
释迦佛 shì jiā fó Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya) / Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism
生卒年月 shēng zú nián yuè dates of birth and death (of historical figure)
历史趋势分析  historical trend analysis
保护美洲国家考古、历史和艺术遗产公约  Convention on the Protection of the Archeological, Historical and Artistic Heritage of the American Nations / Convention of San Salvador
圣萨瓦尔多公约  Convention on the Protection of the Archeological, Historical and Artistic Heritage of the American Nations / Convention of San Salvador
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