jì
纪（紀）传体
common
name
transliteration
Meaning of 纪传体
纪传体 means a type of traditional Chinese historical writing; biography-centered annals. Pronounced jì.
- a type of traditional Chinese historical writing; biography-centered annals
Definitions & Examples
《
Shǐ史
jì记
》
kāi开
chuàng创
le了
jì纪
zhuàn传
tǐ体
de的
shǐ史
shū书
tǐ体
cái裁
。
'Records of the Grand Historian' established the biographical style of historical writing.
Èr二
shí十
sì四
shǐ史
dà大
duō多
cǎi采
yòng用
jì纪
zhuàn传
tǐ体
biān编
zuǎn撰
。
Most of the Twenty-Four Histories were compiled using the biographical style.
Xué学
xí习
gǔ古
dài代
lì历
shǐ史
，
xū需
yào要
liǎo了
jiě解
jì纪
zhuàn传
tǐ体
de的
jié结
gòu构
。
To study ancient history, one needs to understand the structure of the biographical style.