历 lì experience
experience; calendar; record
How to remember 历: 厂 factory + 力 power = experience. The climber hangs from the old factory chimney with no power left in her arms, and later calls it her best experience ever.
Component breakdown
历 = 厂 factory + 力 power
- 厂 factory
- 力 power
The climber hangs from the old factory chimney with no power left in her arms, and later calls it her best experience ever.
How it is used
- Two threads: "to experience/go through" (经历 jīnglì to undergo, 历经 lìjīng to pass through) and "calendar/record" (日历 rìlì calendar, 历史 lìshǐ history).
- 学历 (xuélì) = one's formal education level and 简历 (jiǎnlì) = résumé/CV are core job-application vocabulary.
- 经历 works as both noun and verb: 一段经历 (yí duàn jīnglì) an experience, 经历了很多 (jīnglì le hěnduō) went through a lot.
Words with 历
- 历史lìshǐhistoryHSK 3
- 经历jīnglìundergoHSK 4
- 学历xuélìeducational backgroundHSK 5
- 日历rìlìcalendarHSK 5
- 简历jiǎnlìcurriculum vitae (CV)HSK 5
- 历年lìniáncalendar yearHSK 6
- 历经lìjīngto experienceHSK 6
- 历时lìshíto lastHSK 7
- 历来lìláialwaysHSK 7
- 历程lìchéngcourseHSK 7
- 来历láilìhistoryHSK 7
- 病历bìnglìmedical recordHSK 7
- 资历zīlìqualificationsHSK 7
- 阅历yuèlìto experienceHSK 7
- 阳历yánglìsolar calendarHSK 7
- 阴历yīnlìlunar calendarHSK 7
- 农历nónglìthe traditional Chinese calendarHSK 8
- 历代lìdàisuccessive generationsHSK 8
- 历届lìjièall previous (meetings, sessions etc)HSK 8
Example sentences
- 我喜欢看关于历史的书。 Wǒ xǐhuan kàn guānyú lìshǐ de shū.I like to read books about history.
- 他的工作经历很丰富。 Tā de gōngzuò jīnglì hěn fēngfù.He has a wealth of work experience.
- 长城的历史很悠久。 Chángchéng de lìshǐ hěn yōujiǔ.The Great Wall has a very long history.