Chinese word

历届

Pronunciation

Pinyinlì jiè

Meaning

  • adjectiveprevious

Example

学校保存了历届毕业生名册xué xiào bǎo cún le lì jiè bì yè shēng míng cè

The school keeps rosters of graduates from previous years.

Illustration for 历届 (previous)

More examples

几位历届冠军出席了颁奖典礼。jǐ wèi lì jiè guàn jūn chū xí le bān jiáng dián lǐ

Several previous champions attended the award ceremony.

Core concept

A timeline of repeated groups, with all earlier groups still counted as one set.

Common phrases

  • 历届毕业生lì jiè bì yè shēng

    graduates from previous years

  • 历届冠军lì jiè guàn jūn

    champions from previous years

  • 历届获奖作品lì jiè huò jiǎng zuò pǐn

    award-winning works from previous years

Similar words

往届wǎng jiè: Refers to cohorts or sessions held in the past and modifies a following noun.

Definition in Chinese

指过去各届、历次的总称，用作定语修饰名词，表示以往举行的各届合计或历来的。zhǐ guò qù gè jiè lì cì de zǒng chēng yòng zuò dìng yǔ xiū shì míng cí biǎo shì yí wǎng jǔ xíng de gè jiè hé jì huò lì lái de

Word origin

历届 (lìjiè, "past sessions") joins 历 (lì, "earlier or through time") to 届 (jiè, "session, term, or cohort"), treating separate cycles as parts of the same sequence.

Usage tips

  • It normally stands before a noun that names the groups or events, rather than serving alone as a label for the people or things involved.

Other meanings

  • successiveadjective

Opposites

  • 本届běn jiècurrentadjective

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