文明小史 wén míng xiǎo shǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. Short History of Civilization, late Qing novel by Li Boyuan 李伯元[Li3 Bo2 yuan2] or Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉[Li3 Bao3 jia1] describing the turmoil after the 1900 Eight-Nation Alliance 八國聯軍|八国联军[Ba1 guo2 Lian2 jun1]

CHARACTERS

文 wén
HSK 3
literature, culture, writing
明 míng
HSK 1
bright, light, brilliant; clear
小 xiǎo
HSK 1
small, tiny, insignificant
史 shǐ
HSK 3
history, chronicle, annals