廿四史
niàn sì shǐ
Pinyin

Definition

廿四史
 - 
niàn sì shǐ
  1. twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)
  2. same as 二十四史[Èr shí sì Shǐ]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

四
sì
  1. 1 four
  2. 2 4
历史
lì shǐ
  1. 1 history
  2. 2 classifier: 门 mén
  3. 3 classifier: 段 duàn
丢三落四
diū sān là sì
  1. 1 forgetful
  2. 2 empty-headed
十四
shí sì
  1. 1 fourteen
  2. 2 14
史
Shǐ
  1. 1 surname Shi

Idioms (20)

以史为鉴
yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn
  1. 1 to learn from history (idiom)
传播四方
chuán bō sì fāng
  1. 1 to disseminate in every direction (idiom)
危机四伏
wēi jī sì fú
  1. 1 danger lurks on every side (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
名扬四海
míng yáng sì hǎi
  1. 1 to become known far and wide (idiom)
  2. 2 famous