sử
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Noun:
- History: The study of past events, particularly in human affairs; a continuous, typically chronological, record of important or public events.
- Annals, chronicles: A written narrative of past events; historical records.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Học sinh đang học môn sử. (The students are studying history.)
- Ông ấy là một giáo sư nghiên cứu về sử Việt Nam. (He is a professor researching Vietnamese history.)
- Cuốn sách này ghi lại toàn bộ sử của triều đại đó. (This book records the entire history of that dynasty.)
Advanced Usage
- "nấu sử sôi kinh": An old idiom meaning "to devote oneself diligently to study," literally "to cook the histories and boil the classics."
- Thời trẻ, ông ấy đã nấu sử sôi kinh để đi thi. (In his youth, he devoted himself diligently to study in order to take the examinations.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lịch sử (n): History (the full, more formal term). (World history).
- Sử học (n): Historiography; the study of historical writing and methods. (The history department).
- Sử gia (n): Historian. (A famous historian).
- Sử liệu (n): Historical documents/materials. (To collect historical documents).
- Sử ký (n): Historical records; annals. (The by Sima Qian).
Synonyms
- Lịch sử: History.
- Sử ký: Annals, chronicles.
- Biên niên sử: Chronicles.
Related Phrases
- Thông sử: General history.
- Chính sử: Official history.
- Sử quan: Historical perspective/viewpoint.
- Sử tính: Historicity.