历史背景
lì shǐ bèi jǐng
Pinyin

Definition

历史背景
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lì shǐ bèi jǐng
  1. historical background

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

史
Shǐ
  1. 1 surname Shi
场景
chǎng jǐng
  1. 1 scene
  2. 2 scenario
  3. 3 setting
背
bēi
  1. 1 variant of 背[bēi]
历史
lì shǐ
  1. 1 history
  2. 2 CL:門|门[mén],段[duàn]
美景
měi jǐng
  1. 1 beautiful scenery
背叛
bèi pàn
  1. 1 to betray
背影
bèi yǐng
  1. 1 rear view
  2. 2 figure seen from behind
  3. 3 view of the back (of a person or object)
背后
bèi hòu
  1. 1 behind
  2. 2 at the back
  3. 3 in the rear
  4. 4 behind sb's back
背景
bèi jǐng
  1. 1 background
  2. 2 backdrop
  3. 3 context
  4. 4 (fig.) powerful backer
  5. 5 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
风景
fēng jǐng
  1. 1 scenery
  2. 2 landscape
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
布景
bù jǐng
  1. 1 (stage) set
光景
guāng jǐng
  1. 1 circumstances
  2. 2 scene
  3. 3 about
  4. 4 probably
全景
quán jǐng
  1. 1 panoramic view
前景
qián jǐng
  1. 1 foreground
  2. 2 vista
  3. 3 (future) prospects
  4. 4 perspective
史上
shǐ shàng
  1. 1 in history
史前
shǐ qián
  1. 1 prehistory
史密斯
Shǐ mì sī
  1. 1 Smith (name)
史无前例
shǐ wú qián lì
  1. 1 unprecedented in history
史记
Shǐ jì
  1. 1 Records of the Grand Historian, by 司馬遷|司马迁[Sī mǎ Qiān], first of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Èr shí sì Shǐ]
史诗
shǐ shī
  1. 1 an epic
  2. 2 poetic saga

Idioms (20)

以史为鉴
yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn
  1. 1 to learn from history (idiom)
勾肩搭背
gōu jiān dā bèi
  1. 1 arms around each other's shoulders (idiom)
名垂青史
míng chuí qīng shǐ
  1. 1 lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
好景不长
hǎo jǐng bù cháng
  1. 1 a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)
手心手背都是肉
shǒu xīn shǒu bèi dōu shì ròu
  1. 1 lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to both be of equal importance
  3. 3 to value both equally
扼喉抚背
è hóu fǔ bèi
  1. 1 lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to occupy all key points (military)
弃约背盟
qì yuē bèi méng
  1. 1 to abrogate an agreement
  2. 2 to break one's oath (idiom)
残年短景
cán nián duǎn jǐng
  1. 1 at the end of the year (idiom)
汗流浃背
hàn liú jiā bèi
  1. 1 to sweat profusely (idiom)
  2. 2 drenched in sweat
背井离乡
bèi jǐng lí xiāng
  1. 1 to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)
背信弃义
bèi xìn qì yì
  1. 1 breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom); to betray
  2. 2 treachery
  3. 3 perfidy
背城借一
bèi chéng jiè yī
  1. 1 to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
  2. 2 to put up a desperate struggle
背水一战
bèi shuǐ yī zhàn
  1. 1 lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
背道而驰
bèi dào ér chí
  1. 1 to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to
腹背相亲
fù bèi xiāng qīn
  1. 1 to be on intimate terms with sb (idiom)
良宵美景
liáng xiāo měi jǐng
  1. 1 fine evening, beautiful scenery (idiom)
良辰美景
liáng chén měi jǐng
  1. 1 fine time, beautiful scenery (idiom); everything lovely
芒刺在背
máng cì zài bèi
  1. 1 feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom)
  2. 2 uneasy and nervous
  3. 3 to be on pins and needles
触景伤情
chù jǐng shāng qíng
  1. 1 circumstances that evoke mixed feelings (idiom)
触景生情
chù jǐng shēng qíng
  1. 1 scene which recalls past memories (idiom)
  2. 2 evocative of the past
  3. 3 reminiscent
  4. 4 to arouse deep feelings

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