史学 (shǐ xué) — historiography
Definition
史学 (shǐxué) is the formal, academic field name for 'historiography' — the study of how history is written and interpreted. Distinct from 历史 (lìshǐ, the more common everyday word for 'history' as the subject or past events).
noun
historiography
Examples
- 史学。Tā zhǔ xiū de lì shǐ zhuān yè zhòng diǎn zài shǐ xué fāng miàn.His history major focused on historiography.
- 史学。Zhè piān lùn wén tàn tǎo le zhōng guó gǔ dài shǐ xué de fā zhǎn.This paper discusses the development of Chinese historiography.
- 史学，。shǐ xué Bù jǐn jì lù shì shí, hái fēn xī shǐ liào de kě kào xìng.Historiography not only records facts but also analyzes the reliability of historical sources.
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