编年史 (biānniánshǐ): meaning and examples | Speak Chinese

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biānniánshǐ

Part of speech: Noun

Meanings

chronicle, historical record in chronological order

Examples and explanations

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Characters

年
niányear as a unit of time; harvest season or maturity of crops (original meaning)
史
shǐhistory, events of the past; originally referred to an official historian in ancient dynasties