Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist who reported on China, esp. the communist side
安史之乱安史之亂an1 shi3 zhi1 luan4
An-Shi Rebellion (755-763) of 安祿山|安禄山 and 史思明, a catastrophic setback for Tang dynasty
北史北史bei3 shi3
History of the Northern Dynasties, fifteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Li Yanshou 李延壽|李延寿 in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 100 scrolls
编年史編年史bian1 nian2 shi3
annals; chronicle
病史病史bing4 shi3
medical history
布莱克史密斯布萊克史密斯bu4 lai2 ke4 shi3 mi4 si1
Blacksmith (name)
厂史廠史chang3 shi3
factory history
刺史刺史ci4 shi3
provincial governor (old)
当代史當代史dang1 dai4 shi3
contemporary history
党史黨史dang3 shi3
History of the Party
地史地史di4 shi3
earth history; geological history
二十四史二十四史er4 shi2 si4 shi3
the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century; fig. a long and complicated story
二十五史二十五史er4 shi2 wu3 shi3
twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)
葛兰素史克葛蘭素史克ge3 lan2 su4 shi3 ke4
GlaxoSmithKline, British pharmaceutical company
古代史古代史gu3 dai4 shi3
ancient history
古史古史gu3 shi3
ancient history
国史國史guo2 shi3
national history; dynastic history
回顾历史回顧歷史hui2 gu4 li4 shi3
to look back at history
简史簡史jian3 shi3
simple history; Brief History (used in modern book titles)
讲史講史jiang3 shi3
historical tales
金史金史jin1 shi3
History of the Jurchen Jin Dynasty, twenty second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed under Toktoghan 脫脫|脱脱 in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty 元, 135 scrolls
近代史近代史jin4 dai4 shi3
modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th to early 20th century)
近现代史近現代史jin4 xian4 dai4 shi3
modern history and contemporary history
旧五代史舊五代史jiu4 wu3 dai4 shi3
History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正 in 974 during Northern Song 北宋, 150 scrolls
科学史科學史ke1 xue2 shi3
history of science
李维史陀李維史陀li3 wei2 shi3 tuo2
Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908-2009), French social anthropologist
历史歷史li4 shi3
history
历史版本歷史版本li4 shi3 ban3 ben3
historical edition; revision history (of a web page)
历史背景歷史背景li4 shi3 bei4 jing3
historical background
历史博物馆歷史博物館li4 shi3 bo2 wu4 guan3
historical museum
历史成本歷史成本li4 shi3 cheng2 ben3
historic cost (accounting)
历史观点歷史觀點li4 shi3 guan1 dian3
historical standpoint
历史家歷史家li4 shi3 jia1
historian
历史久远歷史久遠li4 shi3 jiu3 yuan3
ancient history
历史剧歷史劇li4 shi3 ju4
historical drama
历史人物歷史人物li4 shi3 ren2 wu4
historical person
历史上歷史上li4 shi3 shang4
historical; in history
历史时期歷史時期li4 shi3 shi2 qi1
historical period
历史事件歷史事件li4 shi3 shi4 jian4
historical incident
历史新高歷史新高li4 shi3 xin1 gao1
all-time high
历史性歷史性li4 shi3 xing4
historic
历史学歷史學li4 shi3 xue2
history
历史学家歷史學家li4 shi3 xue2 jia1
historian
历史沿革歷史沿革li4 shi3 yan2 ge2
historical development; background
历史遗产歷史遺產li4 shi3 yi2 chan3
heritage; historical legacy
历史遗迹歷史遺跡li4 shi3 yi2 ji4
historical remains; historic monuments
历史意义歷史意義li4 shi3 yi4 yi4
historic significance
历史悠久歷史悠久li4 shi3 you1 jiu3
long-established; time-honored
辽史遼史liao2 shi3
History of the Liao Dynasty, twenty first of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed under Toktoghan 脫脫|脱脱 in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty 元, 116 scrolls
鲁史魯史lu3 shi3
History of Kingdom Lu; refers to the Spring and Autumn annals 春秋 (edited by Confucius)
罗曼史羅曼史luo2 man4 shi3
romance (loanword); love affair
美术史美術史mei3 shu4 shi3
history of art
名垂青史名垂青史ming2 chui2 qing1 shi3
lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
明史明史ming2 shi3
History of the Ming Dynasty, twenty fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Zhang Tingyu 張廷玉|张廷玉 in 1739 during the Qing Dynasty, 332 scrolls
南史南史nan2 shi3
History of the Southern Dynasties, fourteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Li Yanshou 李延壽|李延寿 in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 80 scrolls
廿四史廿四史nian4 si4 shi3
twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions); same as 二十四史
清代通史清代通史qing1 dai4 tong1 shi3
General history of the Qing dynasty, compiled under Xiao Yishan 蕭一山
青史青史qing1 shi3
annal; historical record
清史稿清史稿qing1 shi3 gao3
Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, sometimes listed as number 25 or 26 of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Zhao Erxun 趙爾巽|赵尔巽 in 1927 during the Northern Warlords period, 536 scrolls
清史馆清史館qing1 shi3 guan3
office set up in 1914 to compile official history of the Qing dynasty
清史列传清史列傳qing1 shi3 lie4 zhuan4
Biographic History of Qing Dynasty by a succession of authors, published 1928 and revised 1987, with biographies of 2,900 notable Qing commoner citizens, 80 scrolls
儒林外史儒林外史ru2 lin2 wai4 shi3
The Scholars, Qing dynasty novel by Wu Jingzi 吳敬梓|吴敬梓, an extended satire on the Imperial Examination system
三国史记三國史記san1 guo2 shi3 ji4
History of Three Kingdoms (Korean: Samguk Sagi), the oldest extant Korean history, compiled under Kim Busik 金富軾|金富轼 in 1145. The three kingdoms are Goguryeo 高句麗|高句丽, Baekje 百濟|百济, Silla 新羅|新罗.
时间简史時間簡史shi2 jian1 jian3 shi3
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
史册史冊shi3 ce4
annals
史臣史臣shi3 chen2
official in charge of public records
史黛西史黛西shi3 dai4 xi1
Stacy (name)
史丹顿岛史丹頓島shi3 dan1 dun4 dao3
Staten Island, borough of New York City
史丹佛史丹佛shi3 dan1 fo2
Stanford (University); also written 斯坦福
史丹福大学史丹福大學shi3 dan1 fu2 da4 xue2
Stanford University
史迪威史迪威shi3 di2 wei1
Joseph Stilwell (1883-1946), commander of US forces in China, Burma and India in World War II
史蒂芬·哈珀史蒂芬·哈珀shi3 di4 fen1 - ha1 po4
see 斯蒂芬·哈珀
史蒂夫史蒂夫shi3 di4 fu1
Steve (male name)
史蒂夫·乔布斯史蒂夫·喬布斯shi3 di4 fu1 - qiao2 bu4 si1
Steve Jobs (1955-2011), US co-founder and CEO of Apple, Inc.
Records of the Grand Historian, by 司馬遷|司马迁, first of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史
史家史家shi3 jia1
historian
史景迁史景遷shi3 jing3 qian1
Jonathan D Spence (1936-), distinguished British US historian of China, author of The search for modern China 追尋現代中國|追寻现代中国
史料史料shi3 liao4
historical material or data
史密斯史密斯shi3 mi4 si1
Smith (name)
史密特史密特shi3 mi4 te4
Schmitt
史沫特莱史沫特萊shi3 mo4 te4 lai2
Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist and activist, reported on China, esp. the communist side
史奴比史奴比shi3 nu2 bi3
Snoopy (comic strip pet dog)
史努比史努比shi3 nu3 bi3
Snoopy (comic strip pet dog)
史普尼克史普尼克shi3 pu3 ni2 ke4
Sputnik, Soviet artificial Earth satellite; also written 斯普特尼克
史前史前shi3 qian2
prehistory
史前古器物史前古器物shi3 qian2 gu3 qi4 wu4
prehistoric artifacts; ancient artifacts
史前人史前人shi3 qian2 ren2
prehistoric man
史前石桌史前石桌shi3 qian2 shi2 zhuo1
menhir; prehistoric stone table
史上史上shi3 shang4
in history
史诗史詩shi3 shi1
an epic; poetic saga
史诗般史詩般shi3 shi1 ban1
epic
史诗性史詩性shi3 shi1 xing4
epic
史实史實shi3 shi2
historical fact
史氏蝗莺史氏蝗鶯shi3 shi4 huang2 ying1
(bird species of China) Styan's grasshopper warbler (Locustella pleskei)
史书史書shi3 shu1
history book
史思明史思明shi3 si1 ming2
Shi Siming (703-761), non-Han military man and colleague of An Lushan 安祿山|安禄山, eventually conspirator with him in the 755-763 An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂|安史之乱 against the Tang dynasty
史泰博史泰博shi3 tai4 bo2
Staples Inc., US office supply store
史特劳斯史特勞斯shi3 te4 lao2 si1
Strauss (name) (Tw); Johann Strauss (1825-1899), Austrian composer; Richard Strauss (1864-1949), German composer
史特龙史特龍shi3 te4 long2
Stallone (name); Sylvester Stallone (1946-), American actor
史提夫·贾伯斯史提夫·賈伯斯shi3 ti2 fu1 - jia3 bo2 si1
Steve Jobs (1955-2011), US co-founder and CEO of Apple, Inc.
史瓦济兰史瓦濟蘭shi3 wa3 ji4 lan2
Swaziland (Tw)
史瓦辛格史瓦辛格shi3 wa3 xin1 ge2
Arnold Schwarzenegger; also written 阿諾德·施瓦辛格|阿诺德·施瓦辛格
史威士史威士shi3 wei1 shi4
Schweppes (soft drinks company)
史无前例史無前例shi3 wu2 qian2 li4
unprecedented in history
史学史學shi3 xue2
historiography
史学家史學家shi3 xue2 jia1
historian
史籀篇史籀篇shi3 zhou4 pian1
Shizhoupian, early school primer in great seal script 大篆, attributed to King Xuan of Zhou 周宣王 but probably dating from c. 500 BC
史传史傳shi3 zhuan4
historical biography
史传小说史傳小說shi3 zhuan4 xiao3 shuo1
historical novel
史卓史卓shi3 zhuo2
Straw (name); Jack Straw (1946-), UK Labour Party politician, foreign secretary 2001-2006
思想史思想史si1 xiang3 shi3
intellectual history
宋史宋史song4 shi3
History of the Song Dynasty, twentieth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed under Toktoghan 脫脫|脱脱 in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty 元, 496 scrolls; (not to be confused with 宋書|宋书)
太史公太史公tai4 shi3 gong1
Grand Scribe, the title by which Sima Qian 司馬遷|司马迁 refers to himself in Records of the Historian 史記|史记
太史令太史令tai4 shi3 ling4
grand scribe (official position in many Chinese states up to the Han)
提学御史提學御史ti2 xue2 yu4 shi3
superintendent of education (formal title)
通史通史tong1 shi3
narrative history; comprehensive history; a history covering an extended period
文化史文化史wen2 hua4 shi3
cultural history
文明小史文明小史wen2 ming2 xiao3 shi3
Short History of Civilization, late Qing novel by Li Boyuan 李伯元 or Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉 describing the turmoil after the 1900 Eight-Nation Alliance 八國聯軍|八国联军
文史文史wen2 shi3
literature and history
文学史文學史wen2 xue2 shi3
history of literature
五代史五代史wu3 dai4 shi3
History of the Five Dynasties, eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正 in 974 during Northern Song 北宋, 150 scrolls
现代史現代史xian4 dai4 shi3
modern history
新五代史新五代史xin1 wu3 dai4 shi3
Later History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), nineteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修 in 1053 during Northern Song Dynasty, 74 scrolls
新元史新元史xin1 yuan2 shi3
New history of the Yuan Dynasty, sometimes listed as one of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Ke Shaomin 柯邵忞 in 1920
修订历史修訂歷史xiu1 ding4 li4 shi3
revision history (of a document, web page etc)
血史血史xue4 shi3
history written in blood; epic period of struggle and sacrifice