二十四史 èr shí sì shǐ

the Twenty-Four Histories of China; long story

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century
  2. 2. fig. a long and complicated story

Characters

Character Meaning
二 èr HSK 1
two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
十 shí HSK 1
ten; 10
四 sì HSK 1
four; 4
史 shǐ HSK 3
history; surname Shi; annals