祖
先

Ancestors in Chinese: 祖先 (zǔ xiān)

zǔ xiān

ancestors

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1ancestors; forebears
  2. 2(biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved

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祖
先

Zhuyin

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ㄗㄨˇ

zǔ

ㄗ/ zㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

ㄒㄧㄢ

xiān

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 她编织的篮子的样式，与她生活在沙漠中收获水果和蔬菜的祖先相同。

    tā biān zhī de lán zi de yàng shì， yǔ tā shēng huó zài shā mò zhōng shōu huò shuǐ guǒ hé shū cài de zǔ xiān xiāng tóng。

    She weaves her baskets in the same style as her ancestors who lived in the desert and harvested fruit and vegetables.

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Related words

先

xiān

early

先生

xiān sheng

teacher

首先

shǒu xiān

first (of all)

事先

shì xiān

in advance

祖国

zǔ guó

motherland

领先

lǐng xiān

to lead

先进

xiān jìn

advanced (technology)

率先

shuài xiān

to take the lead

先后

xiān hòu

early or late

先前

xiān qián

before

优先

yōu xiān

to have priority

原先

yuán xiān

originally

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