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歷

lì

history; past; to take place

Strokes
16
Radical
止
HSK
—
Tone
4

Simplified form: 历

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 历, the simplified form of 歷. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 我教历史。

    Wǒ jiāo lì shǐ

    I teach history.

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  • 他教我们历史。

    Tā jiāo wǒ men lì shǐ

    He teaches us history.

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  • 你学习中国历史。

    Nǐ xué xí Zhōng guó lì shǐ

    You study Chinese history.

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  • 历史是生活的情人。

    Lì shǐ shì shēng huó de qíng rén

    History is life's lover.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 历

  • 历史lì shǐ 4–3 history
  • 经历jīng lì 1–4 experience; to experience; to go through
  • 简历jiǎn lì 3–4 curriculum vitae (CV); résumé; biographical notes
  • 日历rì lì 4–4 calendar
  • 学历xué lì 2–4 educational background; academic qualifications
  • 来历lái lì 2–4 history; antecedents; origin
  • 历来lì lái 4–2 always; throughout (a period of time); (of) all-time
  • 历代lì dài 4–4 successive generations; successive dynasties; past dynasties
  • 农历nóng lì 2–4 the traditional Chinese calendar; the lunar calendar
  • 历程lì chéng 4–2 course; process
  • 历经lì jīng 4–1 to experience; to go through
  • 历时lì shí 4–2 to last; to take (time); period; diachronic