zōng

common
noun

Meaning of 宗祠

宗祠 means ancestral temple; clan hall; ancestral shrine. Pronounced zōng cí.

  • ancestral temple; clan hall; ancestral shrine

Definitions & Examples

Cūn
de
zōng
yǒu
bǎi
nián
shǐ
 

The village ancestral temple has a history of five hundred years.

Měi
nián
chūn
jié
 
jiā
chéng
yuán
dōu
huì
zài
zōng
 

Every Spring Festival, clan members worship their ancestors at the ancestral temple.

Zhè
zuò
zōng
de
jiàn
zhù
fēng
xiàn
le
míng
qīng
shí
de
diǎn
 

The architectural style of this ancestral temple reflects characteristics of the Ming and Qing dynasties.

men
chóu
jīn
xiū
shàn
le
jiù
de
zōng
 

They raised funds to renovate the dilapidated ancestral temple.

Measure Words

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