史

shǐ · shi/Shǐ · shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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shǐ 史

  1. history
  2. annals
  3. title of an official historian in ancient China

Shǐ 史

  1. surname Shi

In a sentence

2 examples
01

狗(gǒu)的(de)驯(xùn)化(huà)史(shǐ)至(zhì)少(shǎo)有(yǒu)四(sì)万(wàn)年(nián)。

Dogs have been domesticated for at least 40,000 years.

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

02

这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)记(jì)录(lù)了(le)这(zhè)座(zuò)城(chéng)市(shì)的(de)百(bǎi)年(nián)历(lì)史(shǐ)。

This book records the city's hundred-year history.

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