jì
纪传体
record; period; discipline
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a type of traditional Chinese historical writing; biography-centered annals
literaryRefers specifically to the '纪传体' genre. '纪' stands for the biographies of emperors (本纪), placed at the beginning of the text, and '传' for biographies of other notable figures (列传). This style was established by Sima Qian's 'Records of the Grand Historian' (《史记》) in the Han Dynasty.
《
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.
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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.