左传

左傳

Zuǒzhuàn

proper noun #62,471

Meanings

1 Zuo Zhuan
2 The Commentary of Zuo (on the Spring and Autumn Annals)

Characters

commentary / biography

Examples

HSK 6

《左传》记载了春秋时期的历史。

《 Zuǒzhuàn 》 jìzǎi le Chūnqiū shíqī de lìshǐ.

The Zuo Zhuan records the history of the Spring and Autumn period.

HSK 7-9

很多成语都出自《左传》。

Hěnduō chéngyǔ dōu chūzì 《 Zuǒzhuàn 》.

Many chengyu originate from the Zuo Zhuan.

Tips

history

Traditionally attributed to 左丘明 (Zuo Qiuming), c. 4th c. BC. A narrative commentary on the 春秋 (Spring and Autumn Annals) and one of China's earliest historical prose masterpieces, source of chengyu like 一鼓作气 and 退避三舍.

Stroke Order

左 zuǒ

传 chuán