- 编年史biān nián shǐannals; chronicle (a historical record arranged by year)HSK 7-9
- 翻案fān ànto reverse a legal verdict; to present different views on a historical person or event (to overturn a historical judgment)HSK 7-9
- 衙门yá menyamen (government office in imperial China)HSK 7-9
- 质子zhì zǐproton (physics); (historical) prince sent as a hostage to another stateHSK 7-9
- 公社gōng shècommune (a collective community, especially the People's Commune in Mao-era China)HSK 7-9
- 后宫hòu gōng(noun) the imperial harem; the inner palace quarters reserved for the emperor's consorts; (noun) the collective body of imperial consorts and concubinesHSK 7-9
- 皇太子huáng tài zǐcrown princeHSK 7-9
- 艺术史yì shùart historyHSK 7-9
- 贡品gòng pǐntribute; offerings (to the emperor or gods); (figurative) top-quality product; premium articleHSK 7-9
- 侏罗纪Zhū luō jìthe Jurassic Period (geology)HSK 7-9
- 古玩gǔ wánantique; curioHSK 7-9
- 吏lìlow-level official (in imperial China); clerkHSK 7-9
- 巡抚xún fǔprovincial governor (Ming and Qing dynasties); circuit inspector (historical)HSK 7-9
- 昭和Zhāo héShōwa period / Shōwa era (Japanese era, 1925–1989)HSK 7-9
- 末世mò shìthe last phase of an era; end times; apocalypseHSK 7-9
- 李斯Lǐ SīLi Si (prime minister of the Qin dynasty)HSK 7-9
- 钦qīn(bound form) imperial, by the emperor himself; (bound form) to respect, to admireHSK 7-9
- 匈奴Xiōng núXiongnu (ancient nomadic people)HSK 7-9
- 同盟会Tóng méng huìAlliance Society (founded by Sun Yat-sen in 1905, precursor to the Kuomintang)HSK 7-9
- 宫中gōng zhōngwithin the palace; in the imperial palaceHSK 7-9
- 畿jīthe imperial domain, area around the capitalHSK 7-9
- 继位jì wèito succeed to the throneHSK 7-9
- 高丽Gāo líGoryeo (historical Korean dynasty, 918–1392); historical name for KoreaHSK 7-9
- 黑狗hēi gǒu(historical, derogatory) puppet troops and police collaborating with Japanese forces in 1920s–1930s ChinaHSK 7-9
- 全盛quán shèngat its peak (of a historical era or civilization); flourishing; in full bloomHSK 7-9
- 古旧gǔ jiùantiquated, archaicHSK 7-9
- 名垂青史míng chuí qīng shǐto have one's name go down in history with honor; to be remembered for positive contributionsHSK 7-9
- 国父guó fùfather of a nation; Father of the Republic (Sun Yat-sen)HSK 7-9
- 明治Míng zhìMeiji (Japanese era name, 1868–1912)HSK 7-9
- 爵位jué wèinoble rank, title of nobilityHSK 7-9
- 甘地Gān dìGandhiHSK 7-9
- 维希wéi xīVichy (city in France); Vichy (referring to the WWII Vichy regime)HSK 7-9
- 绿林lǜ lín(historical) Lülin, a band of outlaws from the late Western Han dynasty; (figurative) greenwood outlaws, heroic bandits, Robin Hood-like rebelsHSK 7-9
- 诸葛亮Zhū gě LiàngZhuge Liang (181–234 CE), famed strategist of the Three Kingdoms period; (figurative) a master planner or brilliant strategistHSK 7-9
- 近代jìn dài(in Chinese history) the modern period, from the mid-19th century to 1919; modern times, the not-very-distant past (excluding recent decades)HSK 5
- 遗臭万年wèito go down in history as a byword for infamy; to be remembered forever for one's evil deedsHSK 7-9
- 金文jīn wénbronze inscriptions (ancient Chinese writing on ritual bronze vessels)HSK 7-9
- 青史qīng shǐthe annals of history; the written record of historical eventsHSK 7-9
- 马贼mǎ zéimounted bandit, horse-riding outlaw (historical term for brigands on horseback in northern China)HSK 7-9
- 传世chuán shìto be handed down through generations; to be passed down to posterity (of cultural artifacts, works of art, etc.)HSK 7-9