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"historical background" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
历史背景 歷史背景 lì shǐ bèi jǐng historical background
Chinese Pinyin Translation
传 傳 zhuàn biography / historical narrative / commentaries / relay station syn
代 dài to be a substitute for / to act on behalf of / to replace / to substitute / generation / dynasty / age / period / (historical) era / (geological) eon syn
背景 bèi jǐng background / backdrop / context / (fig.) powerful backer / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn
身后 身後 shēn hòu the time after one's death / a place behind sb / (fig.) one's social background syn
后台 後臺 hòu tái backstage area / behind-the-scenes supporter / (computing) back-end / background syn
出身 chū shēn to be born of / to come from / family background / class origin syn
西服 xī fú suit / Western-style clothes (historical usage) syn
文物 wén wù cultural relic / historical relic / CL:件[jian4],個|个[ge4]
再现 再現 zài xiàn to recreate / to reconstruct (a historical relic) syn
学历 學歷 xué lì educational background / academic qualifications
遗迹 遺跡 yí jì trace / vestige / historical remains / remnant
履历 履歷 lǚ lì background (academic and work) / curriculum vitae / résumé
桌布 zhuō bù tablecloth / (computing) desktop background / wallpaper / CL:條|条[tiao2],塊|块[kuai4],張|张[zhang1]
旁白 páng bái aside (theater) / voice-over / background narration
火枪 火槍 huǒ qiāng firearms (in historical context) / flintlock (old powder and shot firearm)
质地 質地 zhì dì texture / background (texture) / grain / quality / character / disposition syn
古迹 古跡 gǔ jì places of historic interest / historical sites / CL:個|个[ge4]
普鲁士 普魯士 pǔ lǔ shì Prussia (historical German state)
诗篇 詩篇 shī piān a poem / a composition in verse / fig. epic (compared with historical epic) / the biblical Book of Psalms syn
翻案 fān àn to reverse a verdict / to present different views on a historical person or verdict
成语 成語 chéng yǔ Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation / idiom / proverb / saying / adage / CL:條|条[tiao2],本[ben3],句[ju4]
考证 考證 kǎo zhèng to do textual research / to make textual criticism / to verify by means of research (esp. historical details) / to take an exam to get a certificate (abbr. for 考取證件|考取证件[kao3 qu3 zheng4 jian4]) syn
青史 qīng shǐ annal / historical record / CL:筆|笔[bi3] syn
名胜 名勝 míng shèng a place famous for its scenery or historical relics / scenic spot / CL:處|处[chu4] syn
史实 史實 shǐ shí historical fact syn
中华 中華 zhōng huá Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese civilization and identity (as in 中華文化|中华文化[Zhong1hua2 wen2hua4] "Chinese culture") / used in the official name of the Republic of China, 中華民國|中华民国[Zhong1hua2 Min2guo2] syn
思潮 sī cháo tide of thought / way of thinking characteristic of a historical period / Zeitgeist syn
国语 國語 guó yǔ Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature / Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject / Chinese in the context of the Nationalist Government / Guoyu, book of historical narrative c. 10th-5th century BC syn
史料 shǐ liào historical material or data
家世 jiā shì family background syn
烘托 hōng tuō background (of a painting) / backdrop / a foil (to set off something to advantage) / to offset (something to advantage) syn
名胜古迹 名勝古跡 míng shèng gǔ jì historical sites and scenic spots syn
历史剧 歷史劇 lì shǐ jù historical drama
演义 演義 yǎn yì to dramatize historical events / novel or play on historical theme
秀才 xiù cai a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical) / scholar / skillful writer / fine talent syn
上古 shàng gǔ the distant past / ancient times / antiquity / early historical times syn
继往开来 繼往開來 jì wǎng kāi lái to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages syn
根底 gēn dǐ foundation / grounding / background / what lies at the bottom of sth / root / cause syn
英吉利 yīng jí lì England (historical loan, from English)
路数 路數 lù shù stratagem / method / approach / (martial arts) movement / social connections / (sb's) background story syn
承前启后 承前啟後 chéng qián qǐ hòu to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages syn
背景音乐 背景音樂 bèi jǐng yīn yuè background music (BGM) / soundtrack / musical setting
列传 列傳 liè zhuàn historical biography
戏说 戲說 xì shuō dramatic form consisting of historical narration / history as jocular narrative / to stretch history for a joking story / amusing story with strained interpretations of history / to make an unreasonable comparison in jest syn
历史时期 歷史時期 lì shǐ shí qī historical period
历史人物 歷史人物 lì shǐ rén wù historical person
历史事件 歷史事件 lì shǐ shì jiàn historical incident
吴国 吳國 wú guó Wu state (in south China, in different historical periods) / Wu state 220-280, founded by Sun Quan 孫權|孙权 the southernmost of the three Kingdoms
历史博物馆 歷史博物館 lì shǐ bó wù guǎn historical museum
回良玉 huí liáng yù Hui Liangyu (1944-) PRC Hui national career politician from Guilin, background in economics, politburo member 2002-2012, deputy chair of State Council 2003-2013
历史唯物主义 歷史唯物主義 lì shǐ wéi wù zhǔ yì historical materialism (Marx's theory of history) syn
画外音 畫外音 huà wài yīn voice-over / background narration
史籍 shǐ jí historical records syn
掌故 zhǎng gù anecdote / tales (esp. about a historical figure) syn
盛京 shèng jīng historical name of Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳 in modern Liaoning province
刘云山 劉雲山 liú yún shān Liu Yunshan (1947-), PRC politician, background in journalism in Inner Mongolia, head of the Central Propaganda Department 2002-2012
柴门 柴門 chái mén lit. woodcutter's family / humble background / poor family background syn
历史上 歷史上 lì shǐ shàng historical / in history
桃花扇 táo huā shàn The Peach Blossom Fan, historical play about the last days of the Ming dynasty by Kong Shangren 孔尚任[Kong3 Shang4 ren4]
底 dǐ bottom / base / background / foundation / copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record / (suffix) end of a year or month / (math.) radix / base (abbr. for 底數|底数[di3shu4]) syn
叶 葉 yè leaf / page / lobe / (historical) period / classifier for small boats syn
吴 吳 wú surname Wu / area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai / name of states in southern China at different historical periods
汉阳 漢陽 hàn yáng Hanyang county in Hubei province / historical name Hanyang for Seoul, Korea
波西米亚 波西米亞 bō xī mǐ yà Bohemia, historical region in Central Europe / bohemian (i.e. artistic and unconventional)
来历不明 來歷不明 lái lì bù míng (idiom) of unknown origin / of dubious background
评话 評話 píng huà storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary syn
车裂 車裂 chē liè to tear off sb's four limbs and head using five horse-drawn carts (historical form of capital punishment) syn
平话 平話 píng huà storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary
姚雪垠 yáo xuě yín Yao Xueyin (1910-1999), PRC novelist, author of historical novel Li Zicheng 李自成
老城区 老城區 lǎo chéng qū old city district / historical center
来路不明 來路不明 lái lù bù míng unidentified origin / no-one knows where it comes from / of dubious background syn
德雷福斯 dé léi fú sī Dreyfus (name) / Alfred Dreyfus (1859-1935), French artillery officer of Alsatian and Jewish background, infamously imprisoned 1894 in miscarriage of justice
阿比西尼亚 阿比西尼亞 ā bǐ xī ní yà Abyssinia, historical name of Ethiopia
波美拉尼亚 波美拉尼亞 bō měi lā ní yà Pomerania, a historical region on the south shore of the Baltic Sea
拟音 擬音 nǐ yīn to make a sound effect / sound effect / (historical linguistics) to reconstruct the sound system of an archaic language
祦 禑 wú happy / used in historical names
有教无类 有教無類 yǒu jiào wú lèi education for everyone, irrespective of background syn
青天白日 qīng tiān bái rì (idiom) in broad daylight / in the middle of the day / KMT emblem, a white sun on a blue background syn
承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
轶事遗闻 軼事遺聞 yì shì yí wén anecdote (about historical person) / lost or apocryphal story
背景说明 背景說明 background paper / background note
背调 背調 bèi diào background check (abbr. for 背景調查|背景调查[bei4 jing3 diao4 cha2]) / to conduct a background check
历史沿革 歷史沿革 lì shǐ yán gé historical development / background
本底 běn dǐ background
本底调查 本底調查 běn dǐ diào chá background investigation
本底辐射 本底輻射 běn dǐ fú shè background radiation
本底计数 本底計數 běn dǐ jì shù background count
国际见闻 國際見聞 guó jì jiàn wén International Background Knowledge
天然本地 tiān rán běn dì natural background
教育背景 jiào yù bèi jǐng educational background
聚萤映雪 聚螢映雪 jù yíng yìng xuě lit. to collect fireflies and study by their light (idiom) / fig. ambitious student from impoverished background / burning the midnight oil
脚色 腳色 jué sè background (one's origin) / role (esp in Chinese opera)
预备知识 預備知識 yù bèi zhī shi background knowledge / prerequisite
背景辐射 背景輻射 bèi jǐng fú shè background radiation
宇宙背景辐射 yǔ zhòu bèi jǐng fú shè cosmic background radiation / cosmic microwave radiation
地震背景噪音 seismic background noise
本底一氧化碳血红蛋白含量 background carboxyhaemoglobin level
本底空气污染监测网 Background Air Pollution Monitoring Network
自然含量 background level
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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