| 历史 | lì shǐ | history; CL:門|门[men2],段[duan4] |
| 经历 | jīng lì | experience; CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4] |
| 历代 | lì dài | successive generations; successive dynasties |
| 历来 | lì lái | always; throughout (a period of time) |
| 简历 | jiǎn lì | curriculum vitae (CV); résumé |
| 学历 | xué lì | educational background; academic qualifications |
| 历任 | lì rèn | (of one person) to hold the successive posts of; (of several persons) the successive (presidents etc) |
| 历经 | lì jīng | to experience; to go through |
| 历程 | lì chéng | course; process |
| 来历 | lái lì | history; antecedents |
| 农历 | nóng lì | the traditional Chinese calendar; the lunar calendar |
| 历史性 | lì shǐ xìng | historic |