# 历史 (lìshǐ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 历史 (lìshǐ) means “history”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: history
- Pinyin: lìshǐ (li4 shi3)
- Traditional: 歷史
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- HSK 2.0 · Level 3
- Measure word: 门、段

## Examples

- 这座城市有两千多年的历史。
  Zhè zuò chéngshì yǒu liǎngqiān duō nián de lìshǐ.
  This city has a history of over two thousand years.

## Characters

- 历 (lì): calendar; to experience
- 史 (shǐ): history; annals

https://hanziro.com/word/li-shi-history/

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