Definition

1. Noun:
   • A chronicle: A factual written account of historical events in the order of their occurrence.
   • A reportage or narrative account: A literary or journalistic work that records and describes real events, experiences, or observations, often with a subjective or descriptive style.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cuốn ký sự này ghi lại cuộc hành trình xuyên Việt. (This chronicle records a journey across Vietnam.)
  • Nhà báo viết một ký sự cảm động về đời sống vùng cao. (The journalist wrote a moving narrative account about life in the highlands.)
  • Đó là một thiên ký sự chiến tranh nổi tiếng. (That is a famous war chronicle.)

Advanced Usage

• "ký sự điều tra": investigative reportage.

  • Loạt ký sự điều tra đã gây chấn động dư luận. (The series of investigative reportage shocked public opinion.)

• "ký sự phóng sự": This compound refers to a blend of chronicle and reportage, emphasizing both factual recording and journalistic style.

  • Tác phẩm của ông là sự kết hợp giữa ký sự phóng sự và hồi ký. (His work is a combination of reportage-chronicle and memoir.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phóng sự (n): reportage; a journalistic piece focusing on describing and investigating a current event or social reality.
• Hồi ký (n): memoir; a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge.
• Biên niên sử (n): annals; a concise historical record in chronological order.

Synonyms

• Chronicle: a factual, chronological record of events.
• Account: a written or spoken description of an event or experience.
• Reportage: the reporting of news or the typical style of such reporting.

Related Idioms

Note: "Ký sự" itself is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions. Its usage is primarily as a formal literary or journalistic term.

noun

1. chronicle