biographical sketch; memorial biography
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
biographical sketch; memorial biography; brief account of a person's life
formalA concise literary form used to summarize a person's life, often found attached to epitaphs or in historical records. More formal and concise than a full biography (传记).
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
piān篇
guān关
yú于
Lǔ鲁
Xùn迅
de的
shì事
lüè略
。
This is a biographical sketch about Lu Xun.
Mù墓
zhì志
míng铭
qián前
cháng常
fù附
yǒu有
shì事
lüè略
。
A biographical sketch is often attached before an epitaph.
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Yǔ与
wán完
zhěng整
de的
zhuàn传
jì记
xiāng相
bǐ比
，
shì事
lüè略
jiào较
wéi为
jiǎn简
duǎn短
。
Compared to a full biography, a biographical sketch is relatively brief.
Zuò作
zhě者
wèi为
zhè这
wèi位
jiāng将
jūn军
zhuàn撰
xiě写
le了
yī一
piān篇
shì事
lüè略
。
The author wrote a biographical sketch for this general.