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历经 (lì jīng) — to experience (over a period of time); to go through (difficulties, changes, etc.)

Definition

A formal/literary verb meaning 'to go through (over time)' — closer in sense to 经历 than 经过, but written and emphasizes duration. Often pairs with hardships, changes, or long stretches of time.

verb
to experience (over a period of time)to go through (difficulties, changes, etc.)

Examples

  • 历经。
    Zhè zuò gǔ chéng lì jīng le shù bǎi nián de fēng yǔ.
    This ancient city has weathered hundreds of years of storms.
  • 历经。
    Tā lì jīng qiān xīn wàn kǔ cái qǔ dé jīn tiān de chéng jiù.
    He went through untold hardships to achieve what he has today.
  • 历经，。
    Zhè jiā qǐ yè lì jīng duō cì zhuǎn xíng, zhōng yú chéng gōng shàng shì.
    This company underwent several transformations and finally went public successfully.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

历lìexperience
经jīngpass through

历 (experience) and 经 (pass through) combine to mean go through a process.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 歷; 历 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 历 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (简历, 经历) it is 歷; in others (日历) it is 曆.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
止止zhǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
厤
厤lì歷lì
Same sound today

The form 歷 pairs 止 with the sound part 厤.

Open 历 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 經; 经 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糹Written in full as糸mìsilk; thread
Sound part声符shēngfú
巠
巠jīng經jīng
Same sound today

The traditional form 經 combines 糹 (silk; thread) with 巠, which gives the sound.

Open 经 →
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