Chinese word dictionary

正史

zhèng shǐ · the 24 or 25 official dynastic histories; true history, as opposed to fictional adaptation or popular legends

Word information

Simplified正史
Traditional正史
Pinyinzhèng shǐ
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 正史

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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