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一部二十四史,不知从何说起

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yī bù èr shí sì shǐ , bù zhī cóng hé shuō qǐ

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  1. 1. It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.

Child Words of 一部二十四史,不知从何说起

一
yī

one

不
bù

no; not so

不知
bù zhī

not to know

二
èr

two

十
shí

ten

四
sì

four

从
cóng
说
shuì

to persuade

说
shuō

to speak; to talk; to say

部
bù

ministry

二十
èr shí

twenty; 20

二十四史
èr shí sì shǐ

the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century

何
hé

what

十四
shí sì

fourteen; 14

史
shǐ

history

从何
cóng hé

whence?

知
zhī

to know

说起
shuō qǐ

to mention

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