ÈrshíwǔShǐ

二十五史

Word · Noun

collective name for the Twenty-Four Histories and the New History of Yuan

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

collective name for the Twenty-Five Histories; the official dynastic histories of China

formal

A technical term in Chinese historiography. Refers to the set of authoritative, imperially commissioned histories covering from ancient times to the Ming dynasty.

 《
Èr二
shí十
wǔ五
Shǐ史
 》
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
shǐ史
shū书
de的
zǒng总
huì汇
 。

The 'Twenty-Five Histories' are the comprehensive collection of ancient Chinese historical texts.

Yán研
jiū究
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
shǐ史
 ,
lí离
bù不
kāi开
 《
Èr二
shí十
wǔ五
Shǐ史
 》
 。

Studying ancient Chinese history is inseparable from the 'Twenty-Five Histories'.

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Zhè这
tào套
cóng丛
shū书
wán完
zhěng整
shōu收
lù录
le了
 《
Èr二
shí十
wǔ五
Shǐ史
 》
 。

This series of books has completely compiled the 'Twenty-Five Histories'.