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历史

lì shǐ · li shi

Traditional 歷史

HSK 4Old HSK 3Measure words: 门 mén, 段 duàn

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  1. history
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How old is the teahouse?

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)知道(zhīdào)这家(zhèjiā)茶馆(cháguǎn)有(yǒu)多少(duōshao)年(nián)的(de)历史(lìshǐ)吗(ma)？

    Do you know how many years of history this teahouse has?

  2. Liangliang

    一百年(yībǎinián)？

    A hundred years?

  3. Dengdeng

    不对(bùduì)，有(yǒu)三百年(sānbǎinián)的(de)历史(lìshǐ)呢(ne)！

    No, it has three hundred years of history!

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)这张(zhèzhāng)桌子(zhuōzi)也(yě)有(yǒu)三百年(sānbǎinián)的(de)历史(lìshǐ)吗(ma)？

    So does this table also have three hundred years of history?

  5. Qiqi

    不好意思(bùhǎoyìsi)，这张(zhèzhāng)桌子(zhuōzi)是(shì)上个月(shànggèyuè)买(mǎi)的(de)。

    Sorry, this table was bought last month.

  6. Liangliang

    哈哈(hāhā)，那(nà)它(tā)的(de)历史(lìshǐ)真(zhēn)短(duǎn)。

    Ha ha, then its history is really short.

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01

从(cóng)今(jīn)天(tiān)开(kāi)始(shǐ)，这(zhè)项(xiàng)规(guī)定(dìng)成(chéng)为(wéi)了(le)历(lì)史(shǐ)。

From today on this regulation is history.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by Miktsoanit · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)很(hěn)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)读(dú)中(zhōng)国(guó)历(lì)史(shǐ)，尤(yóu)其(qí)是(shì)唐(táng)朝(cháo)的(de)部(bù)分(fen)。

I really enjoy reading Chinese history, especially the part about the Tang dynasty.

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