| 历史学 | lì shǐ xué | history |
| 历史学家 | lì shǐ xué jiā | historian |
| 历史家 | lì shǐ jiā | historian |
| 历史悠久 | lì shǐ yōu jiǔ | long-established; time-honored |
| 历史成本 | lì shǐ chéng běn | historic cost (accounting) |
| 历史新高 | lì shǐ xīn gāo | all-time high |
| 历史时期 | lì shǐ shí qī | historical period |
| 历史沿革 | lì shǐ yán gé | historical development; background |
| 历史版本 | lì shǐ bǎn běn | historical edition; revision history (of a web page) |
| 历史总在重演 | lì shǐ zǒng zài chóng yǎn | History repeats itself. |
| 历史背景 | lì shǐ bèi jǐng | historical background |
| 历史观点 | lì shǐ guān diǎn | historical standpoint |
| 历史遗产 | lì shǐ yí chǎn | heritage; historical legacy |
| 历史遗迹 | lì shǐ yí jì | historical remains; historic monuments |
| 清代通史 | Qīng dài tōng shǐ | General history of the Qing dynasty, compiled under Xiao Yishan 蕭一山 |
| 清史列传 | Qīng shǐ liè zhuàn | Biographic history of Qing dynasty by a succession of authors, published 1928 and revised 1987, with biographies of 2,900 notable Qing commoner citizens, 80 scrolls |
| 清史馆 | Qīng shǐ guǎn | office set up in 1914 to compile official history of the Qing dynasty |
| 现代史 | xiàn dài shǐ | modern history |
| 当代史 | dāng dài shǐ | contemporary history |
| 科学史 | kē xué shǐ | history of science |
| 编年史 | biān nián shǐ | annals; chronicle |
| 罗曼史 | luó màn shǐ | romance (loanword); love affair |
| 美术史 | měi shù shǐ | history of art |
| 自然史 | zì rán shǐ | natural history (i.e. botany and zoology) |
| 旧五代史 | Jiù Wǔ dài shǐ | History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正 in 974 during Northern Song 北宋, 150 scrolls |
艾格尼丝・史沫特 莱 | Ài gé ní sī · Shǐ mò tè lái | Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist who reported on China, esp. the communist side |
| 葛兰素史克 | gě lán sù shǐ kè | GlaxoSmithKline, US pharmaceutical company |
| 血史 | xuè shǐ | history written in blood; epic period of struggle and sacrifice |
| 近代史 | jìn dài shǐ | modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th to early 20th century) |
| 近现代史 | jìn xiàn dài shǐ | modern history and contemporary history |
| 辽史 | Liáo shǐ | History of the Liao dynasty, twenty first of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed under Toktoghan 脱脱 in 1345 during the Yuan 元 dynasty, 116 scrolls |
| 野史 | yě shǐ | unofficial history; history as popular legends |
| 金史 | Jīn shǐ | History of the Jurchen Jin dynasty, twenty second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed under Toktoghan 脱脱 in 1345 during the Yuan 元 dynasty, 135 scrolls |
| 青史 | qīng shǐ | annal; historical record; CL: 笔 |
| 鲁史 | lǔ shǐ | History of Kingdom Lu; refers to the Spring and Autumn annals 春秋 (edited by Confucius) |