通史

tōngshǐ
  1. narrative history
  2. comprehensive history
  3. a history covering an extended period

CEDICT

  1. (historiography) general history (covering a particular period of time) (Classifier: 部 m)
  2. general history (covering a particular period of time) (Classifier: 部 m)

Wiktionary

贯通古今，连贯各朝代史实的史书。如《史记》。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 通 tōng
  1. to go through
  2. to know well
  3. (suffix) expert
  4. to connect
  5. to communicate
  6. open
  7. to clear
  8. classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
2 史 shǐ
  1. history
  2. annals
  3. title of an official historian in ancient China

Containing this entry

清代通史 Qīngdài Tōngshǐ General History of the Qing dynasty, compiled under Xiao Yishan 萧一山 Xiāo Yīshān