历 lì
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 厂 — cliff
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
历代
lìdài
successive dynasties; past generations
Characters in this word
代 dài
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 弋 to catch, to arrest
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这座古桥历代都有人修补，所以一直保存到今天。 Zhè zuò gǔ qiáo lìdài dōu yǒu rén xiūbǔ, suǒyǐ yìzhí bǎocún dào jīntiān. People have repaired this old bridge in every generation, so it has survived to this day.
- 历代的诗人都写过月亮，每个人看到的月亮却不一样。 Lìdài de shīrén dōu xiěguo yuèliang, měi ge rén kàndào de yuèliang què bù yíyàng. Poets of every age have written about the moon, yet each saw a different moon.
- 这家饭馆的做法是历代传下来的，一点也没改。 Zhè jiā fànguǎn de zuòfǎ shì lìdài chuán xiàlai de, yìdiǎn yě méi gǎi. This restaurant's recipe was handed down through the generations without any change.
Related words
- 经历 jīnglì experience
- 简历 jiǎnlì resume
- 历史 lìshǐ history
- 日历 rìlì calendar
- 历经 lìjīng to experience, to go through
- 历年 lìnián over the years
- 病历 bìnglì medical record; case history
- 来历 láilì origin; background; history
- 历程 lìchéng course; journey; process
- 历届 lìjiè successive; previous sessions or terms
- 历来 lìlái always; consistently; throughout history
- 历时 lìshí to last; lasting