资历 (zī lì) — qualifications and experience; seniority

Definition

资历 refers to a person's combined qualifications and years of experience, especially in the workplace — broader than 学历 (just educational background) and similar to 资格 but emphasizing work history over formal credentials.

noun

qualifications and experienceseniority

Examples

资历，。
Tā de zī lì hěn fēng fù, shì hé zhè ge xiàng mù.
He has rich experience and is suitable for this project.
资历。
Gōng sī zhāo pìn shí hěn kàn zhòng zī lì.
The company values qualifications and experience when recruiting.
，资历。
Suī rán nián qīng, dàn tā de zī lì yǐ jīng chāo guò le hěn duō lǎo yuán gōng.
Although young, his seniority already surpasses that of many veteran employees.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

资zīqualifications

历lìexperience

资历 brings together 资 and 历, covering qualifications and experience.

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 資; 资 is its simplified writing.

次貝資

Meaning part形符xíngfú

貝貝bèishell-money

Sound part声符shēngfú

次

次cì資zī

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 資 puts 次 above 貝, a shell-money sign, to write property or resource; 次 supplies the sound. The simplified 资 is a shorthand, so do not treat its parts as historical.

Open 资 →

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.

厤止歷

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.