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魏书

魏書
Wèishū
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Book of Wei, Wei Shou's official history of the Northern Wei dynasty
  2. 2 Book of Wei, the part of the Records of the Three Kingdoms on the state of Wei

Examples

HSK 5
《魏书》记载的是北魏的历史。
《 Wèishū 》 jìzǎi de shì Běiwèi de lìshǐ.
The Book of Wei records the history of the Northern Wei.
HSK 7-9
曹操的事迹主要记在《三国志·魏书》里。
Cáo Cāo de shìjì zhǔyào jì zài 《 Sānguózhì · Wèishū 》 lǐ.
Cao Cao's deeds are recorded mainly in the Book of Wei of the Records of the Three Kingdoms.

Tips

usage
Two different books share this name. Inside the Records of the Three Kingdoms, as in 《三国志·魏书》, it is the 30-scroll section on the state of Wei founded by the family of Cao Cao, also called 魏志. Cited on its own, it is usually the history of the Northern Wei by 魏收.
history
Wei Shou compiled his 魏书 for the Northern Qi between 551 and 554. Rivals accused him of flattering the ancestors of powerful families and called it a 'filthy history', but it remains the main source for the Northern Wei (386–534) and is the tenth of the 二十四史.

Stroke Order

魏 Wèi
书 shū