正史
zhèng shǐ
Pinyin

Definition

正史
 - 
zhèng shǐ
  1. the 24 or 25 official dynastic histories
  2. true history, as opposed to fictional adaptation or popular legends

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

反正
fǎn zhèng
  1. 1 anyway
  2. 2 in any case
  3. 3 to come over from the enemy's side
正
zhēng
  1. 1 first month of the lunar year
正品
zhèng pǐn
  1. 1 certified goods
  2. 2 quality product
  3. 3 normal product
  4. 4 A-class goods
正在
zhèng zài
  1. 1 just at (that time)
  2. 2 right in (that place)
  3. 3 right in the middle of (doing sth)
正常
zhèng cháng
  1. 1 regular
  2. 2 normal
  3. 3 ordinary
正式
zhèng shì
  1. 1 formal
  2. 2 official
历史
lì shǐ
  1. 1 history
  2. 2 CL:門|门[mén],段[duàn]
真正
zhēn zhèng
  1. 1 genuine
  2. 2 real
  3. 3 true
  4. 4 genuinely
修正
xiū zhèng
  1. 1 to revise
  2. 2 to amend
光明正大
guāng míng zhèng dà
  1. 1 (of a person) honorable
  2. 2 not devious
  3. 3 (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard
  4. 4 without tricks
  5. 5 openly
  6. 6 (of a situation) out in the open
公正
gōng zhèng
  1. 1 just
  2. 2 fair
  3. 3 equitable
史
Shǐ
  1. 1 surname Shi
史上
shǐ shàng
  1. 1 in history
史前
shǐ qián
  1. 1 prehistory
张居正
Zhāng Jū zhèng
  1. 1 Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee
改正
gǎi zhèng
  1. 1 to correct
  2. 2 to amend
  3. 3 to put right
  4. 4 correction
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
有史以来
yǒu shǐ yǐ lái
  1. 1 since the beginning of history
正午
zhèng wǔ
  1. 1 midday
  2. 2 noon
  3. 3 noonday
正太
zhèng tài
  1. 1 young, cute boy
  2. 2 derived from Japanese loanword shotacon 正太控[zhèng tài kòng]
正好
zhèng hǎo
  1. 1 just (in time)
  2. 2 just right
  3. 3 just enough
  4. 4 to happen to
  5. 5 to chance to
  6. 6 by chance
  7. 7 it just so happens that

Idioms (18)

上梁不正下梁歪
shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi
  1. 1 lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
以史为鉴
yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn
  1. 1 to learn from history (idiom)
偏邪不正
piān xié bù zhèng
  1. 1 biased
  2. 2 prejudiced (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
就地正法
jiù dì zhèng fǎ
  1. 1 to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution
  2. 2 to carry out the law on the spot
扶正压邪
fú zhèng yā xié
  1. 1 to uphold good and suppress evil (idiom)
舍正从邪
shě zhèng cóng xié
  1. 1 to be corrupted by evil influences (idiom)
改邪归正
gǎi xié guī zhèng
  1. 1 to mend one's ways (idiom)
  2. 2 to turn over a new leaf
横正暴敛
héng zhèng bào liǎn
  1. 1 to levy exorbitant taxes (idiom)
正中要害
zhèng zhòng yào hài
  1. 1 to hit the nail on the head (idiom)
正襟危坐
zhèng jīn wēi zuò
  1. 1 to sit upright and still (idiom)
正言厉色
zhèng yán lì sè
  1. 1 solemn in word and countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling
  2. 2 also written 正顏厲色|正颜厉色
正颜厉色
zhèng yán lì sè
  1. 1 solemn in countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling
矫枉过正
jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng
  1. 1 to overcorrect (idiom)
  2. 2 to overcompensate
义正辞严
yì zhèng cí yán
  1. 1 to speak forcibly out of a sense of righteousness (idiom)
脚正不怕鞋歪
jiǎo zhèng bù pà xié wāi
  1. 1 lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe
  2. 2 an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom)
言归正传
yán guī zhèng zhuàn
  1. 1 to return to the topic (idiom)
  2. 2 to get back to the main point
邪不敌正
xié bù dí zhèng
  1. 1 good will always triumph over evil (idiom)

Sample Sentences

嘿，听说正史里面没有貂蝉这个人物。所以貂蝉的闭月之美也值得怀疑。
hēi ，tīngshuō zhèngshǐ lǐmiàn méiyǒu Diāo Chán zhè ge rénwù 。suǒyǐ Diāo Chán de bìyuè zhī měi yě zhídé huáiyí 。
Hey, I hear that official history doesn't include the name of Diao Chan, so her beauty which made the moon itself shy away deserves some skepticism.
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