to record sb's achievements in writing / to write a biography enhancing the subject's image
吴晗
Wú Hán
Wu Han (1909-1969), historian, author of biography of Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋, hounded to his death together with several members of his family during the cultural revolution
纪传体
jì zhuàn tǐ
history genre based on biography, such as Sima Qian's Record of the Historian
树碑立传
shù bēi lì zhuàn
lit. to erect a stele and write a biography (idiom) / to monumentalize / to glorify / to sing the praises of
zhuàn