历史学 (lì shǐ xué) — history (as an academic discipline)
Definition
历史学 refers to history as an academic discipline or field of study (e.g. a university major or research area), not the historical events themselves — those are 历史.
noun
history (as an academic discipline)
Examples
- 历史学。Tā dà xué dú de shì lì shǐ xué zhuān yè.He majored in history in college.
- 历史学。Zhè wèi jiào shòu cóng shì lì shǐ xué yán jiū yǐ jīng sān shí nián le.This professor has been conducting historical research for thirty years.
- 历史学。Xué xí lì shǐ xué néng bāng zhù wǒ men lǐ jiě rén lèi shè huì de fā zhǎn.Studying history helps us understand the development of human society.
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