"historical records" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
史籍	shǐ jí	historical records	syn

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
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
成绩成績	chéng jì	achievement / performance records / grades / CL:項\|项[xiang4],個\|个[ge4]	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
遗迹遺跡	yí jì	trace / vestige / historical remains / remnant
载入載入	zǎi rù	to load into / to record / to write into / to enter (data) / to go into (the records) / to go down (in history)
火枪火槍	huǒ qiāng	firearms (in historical context) / flintlock (old powder and shot firearm)
古迹古跡	gǔ jì	places of historic interest / historical sites / CL:個\|个[ge4]
案卷	àn juàn	records / files / archives	syn
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
单据單據	dān jù	receipts / invoices / transaction records	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
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
典籍	diǎn jí	ancient books or records	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
英吉利	yīng jí lì	England (historical loan, from English)
司马迁司馬遷	sī mǎ qiān	Sima Qian (145-86 BC), Han Dynasty historian, author of Records of the Grand Historian 史記\|史记[Shi3 ji4], known as the father of Chinese historiography
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
滚石滾石	gǔn shí	Rock Records, Taiwanese record label / the Rolling Stones, British rock band / Rolling Stone (magazine)
史记史記	shǐ jì	Records of the Grand Historian, by 司馬遷\|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1], first of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3]
会要會要	huì yào	dynastic records of imperial China
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
历史背景歷史背景	lì shǐ bèi jǐng	historical background
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
杂记雜記	zá jì	various notes or records / a miscellany / scattered jottings	syn
历史博物馆歷史博物館	lì shǐ bó wù guǎn	historical museum
方志	fāng zhì	local chronicles / district records	syn
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
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
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]
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
籍	jí	(bound form) book / record / register / (bound form) place of one's family or ancestral records / (bound form) membership	syn
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)
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
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
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
档桉和记录管理科檔案和記錄管理科		Archives and Records Management Section / UN Archives and Records Management Section
簿籍	bù jí	account books / registers / records	syn
太平广记太平廣記	tài píng guǎng jì	Extensive records of the Taiping era (978), fictional history edited by Li Fang 李昉
北宋四大部书北宋四大部書	běi sòng sì dà bù shū	Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記\|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽\|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜\|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華\|文苑英华
史臣	shǐ chén	official in charge of public records
大唐西域记大唐西域記	dà táng xī yù jì	Great Tang Records on the Western Regions, travel record of Xuan Zang 玄奘[Xuan2 zang4], compiled by 辯機\|辩机[Bian4 ji1] in 646
太史公	tài shǐ gōng	Grand Scribe, the title by which Sima Qian 司馬遷\|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1] refers to himself in Records of the Historian 史記\|史记[Shi3 ji4]
宋四大书宋四大書	sòng sì dà shū	Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記\|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽\|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜\|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華\|文苑英华
对账對賬	duì zhàng	to verify accounting records
叙功行赏敘功行賞	xù gōng xíng shǎng	to review records and decide on rewards (idiom)
明实录明實錄	míng shí lù	Ming Veritable Records, imperial annals of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty
东现汉纪東現漢紀	dōng xiàn hàn jì	Records of the Eastern Han, model for History of Later Han 後漢書\|后汉书
核对帐目核對帳目	hé duì zhàng mù	to verify accounting records
沈复沈復	shěn fù	Shen Fu (1763-c. 1810), Qing dynasty writer, author of Six Records of a Floating Life 浮生六記\|浮生六记[Fu2 Sheng1 Liu4 Ji4]
浮生六记浮生六記	fú shēng liù jì	Six Records of a Floating Life, autobiographical novel and description of Qing dynasty life by 沈復\|沈复[Shen3 Fu4], published 1808
道高益安，势高益危道高益安，勢高益危	dào gāo yì ān , shì gāo yì wēi	More moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger (idiom, from Records of the Historian 史記\|史记). cf Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it (William Pitt the Elder, 1770).
金兰谱金蘭譜	jīn lán pǔ	(old) genealogical records of sworn brothers, each keeping a copy
电话门電話門	diàn huà mén	"Phone Gate", corruption scandal unearthed through telephone records
正式记录协调员		Coordinator of official records
档桉、记录和通信股檔案、記錄和通信股		Archives, Records and Communications Unit
记录信息系统股	jì lù xìn xī xì tǒng gǔ	Records Information Systems Unit
会计记录		accounting records
巴勒斯坦难民记录项目		Palestine Refugee Records Project
档桉和记录管理中心檔案和記錄管理中心		Archives and Records Management Centre
记录助理	jì lù zhù lǐ	Records Assistant
编辑和正式记录司		Editorial and Official Records Division
南极冰芯古环境记录	nán jí bīng xìn gǔ huán jìng jì lù	Paleoenvironmental Records from Antarctic Ice Cores
协调和记录股		Coordinating and Records Unit
记录管理助理	jì lù guǎn lǐ zhù lǐ	Records Management Assistant
档桉联合执行委员会檔案聯合執行委員會		Joint Implementation Committee on Records
正式记录编辑科		Official Records Editing Section

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"historical records" Chinese-English Dictionary

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