wài
shǐ

noun
literary

Meaning of 外史

外史 means unofficial history; miscellaneous history; old novels focusing on character portrayal. Pronounced wài shǐ.

  • unofficial history; miscellaneous history; old novels focusing on character portrayal

Definitions & Examples

 
lín
wài
shǐ
 
shì
Qīng
dài
Jìng
chuàng
zuò
de
cháng
piān
xiǎo
shuō
 

"The Scholars" is a full-length novel written by Wu Jingzi during the Qing Dynasty.

Zhè
wài
shǐ
miáo
xiě
le
duō
shū
rén
de
mìng
yùn
 

This unofficial history depicts the fates of many scholars.

dài
de
zhèng
shǐ
wài
shǐ
wǎng
wǎng
yǒu
tóng
de
zhòng
diǎn
 

Ancient official histories and unofficial histories often had different emphases.

Measure Words

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Primary
/ běn
/ zhǒng