历 - lì - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

Ninchanese is the best way to learn Chinese.
Try it for free.

Sign me up

16 strokes
Traditional (switch to Simplified)

歷 (历)

lì

Definition

to experience
to undergo
to pass through
all
each
every
history

Character Decomposition

Compounds (7)

瀝

lì

to drip; to strain or filter; a trickle

嚦

lì

sound of splitting; cracking

櫪

lì

type of oak; stable (for horses)

see 瘰癧

hole, pit

Drabanemerosa hebecarpa

靂

lì

clap of thunder

Related words (57)

歷代

lì dài

successive generations; successive dynasties; past dynasties; all periods of time; all ages

歷任

lì rèn

to hold jobs successively; appointed (from one job to another)

history

to have experienced a lot of; to have been through

歷屆

lì jiè

all previous (meetings, sessions etc)

歷數

lì shǔ

to enumerate; to count (one by one)

歷時

lì shí

to last; to take (time); period

歷朝

lìcháo

successive dynasties; past dynasties; successive reigns of a dynasty

歷來

lì lái

always; throughout (a period of time); (of) all-time

歷次

lì cì

each (item in sequence); successive

course; process

to learn through experience; experience; practiced; experienced

歷經

lì jīng

to experience; to go through

歷險

lì xiǎn

to experience adventures

歷史上

lì shǐ shàng

historical; in history

historical drama

history

historian

historic

each one distinguishable

ancient history

historical incident; historical event

歷史人物

lì shǐ rén wù

historical person; historical figure; historical personage

historian

long-established; time-honored

歷史意義

lì shǐ yì yì

historic significance

歷史成本

lì shǐ chéng běn

historic cost (accounting)

all-time high

historical period

historical development; background

歷史版本

lì shǐ bǎn běn

historical edition; revision history (of a web page)

歷史背景

lì shǐ bèi jǐng

historical background

歷史觀點

lì shǐ guān diǎn

historical standpoint

歷史遺產

lì shǐ yí chǎn

heritage; historical legacy

歷史遺跡

lì shǐ yí jì

historical remains; historic monuments

歷盡滄桑

lì jìn cāng sāng

to have been through the hardships of life; to have been through the mill

historical museum

all time low (point)

personal experience

account book; ledger

educational background; academic background; academic credentials; studies; degree; academic qualifications

履歷

lǚ lì

curriculum vitae; CV; career information; career

來歷

lái lì

history; antecedents; origin

to experience

to tour; to travel

medical record; case history

經歷

jīng lì

experience (over time); to experience; to go through

資歷

zī lì

qualifications; experience; seniority

遍歷

biàn lì

to traverse; to travel throughout; (math.) ergodic

閱歷

yuè lì

to experience; experience

履歷片

lǚ lì piàn

curriculum vitae (CV)

履歷表

lǚ lì biǎo

curriculum vitae (CV); resume

高學歷

gāo xué lì

higher education record; record including Master's or Doctoral degree

修訂歷史

xiū dìng lì shǐ

revision history (of a document, web page etc)

回顧歷史

huí gù lì shǐ

to look back at history

of unknown origin

to revisit; to return to a previously visited spot

Idioms (3)

歷久彌堅

lì jiǔ mí jiān

to become more resolute with the passing of time (idiom)

歷歷在目

lì lì zài mù

vivid in one's mind (idiom)

經歷風雨

jīng lì fēng yǔ

to go through thick and thin (idiom)

Oh noes!

An error occured, please reload the page.
Don't hesitate to report a feedback if you have internet!

You are disconnected!

We have not been able to load the page.
Please check your internet connection and retry.

Retry