Chinese

Noun

歷史

1. (countable, uncountable) history   (Classifier: 段)

   歷史感 / 历史感  ―  lìshǐ gǎn  ―  sense of history

   歷史觀點 / 历史观点  ―  lìshǐ guāndiǎn  ―  view of history

   縱觀歷史 / 纵观历史  ―  zòngguān lìshǐ  ―  throughout history

   古代歷史 / 古代历史  ―  gǔdài lìshǐ  ―  ancient history

   歷史故事 / 历史故事  ―  lìshǐ gùshì  ―  stories from history

   歷史是由勝利者書寫的。 [MSC, trad.]

   历史是由胜利者书写的。 [MSC, simp.]

   Lìshǐ shì yóu shènglìzhě shūxiě de. [Pinyin]

   History is written by the victors.

Usage notes

Just like in English, the Chinese term 歷史／历史 can refer to history as in the study of past events, as well as the past considered as a whole, or connected with a particular person or thing.

Adjective

歷史

1. (attributive) historical

   歷史文獻 / 历史文献  ―  lìshǐ wénxiàn  ―  historical document

   歷史事件 / 历史事件  ―  lìshǐ shìjiàn  ―  historical event

   歷史人物 / 历史人物  ―  lìshǐ rénwù  ―  historical figure

Derived terms

Descendants

Korean

Noun

歷史 • ‎(yeoksa) ‎(hangeul 역사)

1. Hanja form^? of 역사, “history”.

Vietnamese

Noun

歷史

1. Hán tự form of lịch sử, “history”