沿革

yángé
  1. evolution of sth over time
  2. course of development
  3. history

CEDICT

history (of how something evolved); development; evolution

Wiktionary

沿袭和变革。指称事物变迁的过程。南朝陈．徐陵〈与齐尚书僕射杨遵彦书〉：「至于礼沿革，刑政宽勐，讴歌已远，万舞成风。」《隋书．卷二．高祖纪下》：「自古哲王，因人作法，前帝后帝，沿革随时。」也作「沿改」。

重編國語辭典

沿袭和变革。指事物变迁的过程。

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 沿 yán
  1. along
  2. to follow (a line, tradition etc)
  3. to carry on
  4. to trim (a border with braid, tape etc)
  5. border
  6. edge
2 革 gé
  1. animal hide
  2. leather
  3. to reform
  4. to remove
  5. to expel (from office)

Containing this entry

历史沿革 lìshǐyángé
  1. historical development
  2. background

Related entries

来历 láilì
  1. history
  2. antecedents
  3. origin
史 shǐ
  1. history
  2. annals
  3. title of an official historian in ancient China
史黛拉真的死了！

Stella really is dead!

Source: Tatoeba

历史 lìshǐ history

classifiers: 門, 段

歷史是黑暗的。

History is dark.

Source: Tatoeba

历史学 lìshǐxué history
历 lì
  1. to experience
  2. to undergo
  3. to pass through
  4. all
  5. each
  6. every
  7. history
他被严历批评。

He was harshly criticized.

He was harshly criticised.

He underwent severe criticism.

Source: Tatoeba