shǐxué

史学

Word · NounTraditional史學

history; historical science

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

history; historical science; the study of history as an academic discipline

formal

Formal academic term referring to the systematic study of the past. Distinct from 历史 (history as subject matter or the past itself).

Tā他
zài在
dà大
xué学
zhǔ主
xiū修
shǐ史
xué学
 。

He majors in history at university.

Shǐ史
xué学
shì是
yī一
mén门
jiǎng讲
jiu究
zhèng证
jù据
hé和
shí实
zhèng证
de的
xué学
kē科
 。

Historical studies is a discipline that emphasizes evidence and empirical proof.

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Zhè这
wèi位
jiào教
shòu授
zài在
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
shǐ史
xué学
lǐng领
yù域
xiǎng享
yǒu有
shèng盛
yù誉
 。

This professor enjoys a high reputation in the field of ancient Chinese historiography.