Chinese word

历程

Pronunciation

Pinyinlì chéng

Meaning

  • nounprocess

Example

我们一起回顾这段历程吧。wǒ men yì qǐ huí gù zhè duàn lì chéng ba

Let's look back on this process together.

Illustration for 历程 (process)

More examples

公司的发展历程可以追溯到上世纪九十年代。gōng sī de fā zhǎn lì chéng ké yǐ zhuī sù dào shàng shì jì jiǔ shí nián dài

The company's development process can be traced back to the 1990s.

Core concept

A developing path whose successive stages form one whole over time.

Common phrases

  • 人生历程rén shēng lì chéng

    life journey

  • 发展历程fā zhǎn lì chéng

    development process

  • 成长历程chéng zhǎng lì chéng

    growth process

Similar words

过程guò chéng: The connected stages and changes that take place from an event's beginning until its end.
进程jìn chéng: The ongoing progress of an event, plan, or situation.
发展fā zhǎn: The gradual growth and changing condition of a person, group, or thing over time.
历史lì shǐ: The accumulated events of the past or a record describing them.

Definition in Chinese

指个人、组织或事物在一段时间内经历的各个阶段或总体发展，常用于描述成长或演变的过程。zhǐ gè rén zǔ zhī huò shì wù zài yí duàn shí jiān nèi jīng lì de gè gè jiē duàn huò zóng tǐ fā zhǎn cháng yòng yú miáo shù chéng zhǎng huò yǎn biàn de guò chéng

Word origin

历 (lì, "pass through") + 程 (chéng, "course or stages") presents development as movement through an ordered stretch of time.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this noun has a reflective, somewhat formal tone, so it suits accounts of growth, change, or past experience better than quick talk about a single event.

Other meanings

  • coursenoun
  • journeynoun

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