史乘

shǐshèng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 historical records
  2. 2 history books
  3. 3 annals

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tā de míngzi yǐ zàirù shǐshèng.
His name has gone down in the annals of history.
HSK 7-9
Yánjiū nàge shídài de fēngsú, xūyào cháyuè gèzhǒng shǐshèng.
Researching the customs of that era requires consulting various historical records.

Tips

register
Literary. The 乘 here is read shèng (fourth tone), not the common chéng. 乘 was originally the name of the state-history chronicle of Jin (晋); the name later became a generic term for any historical record.

Stroke Order

史 shǐ
乘 chéng