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zǔ
祖
shù
述

literary
verb

Meaning of 祖述

祖述 means to revere and follow the doctrines or conduct of one's predecessors; to trace back to ancient teachings. Pronounced zǔ shù.

  • to revere and follow the doctrines or conduct of one's predecessors; to trace back to ancient teachings

Definitions & Examples

Kǒng孔
zǐ子
zǔ祖
shù述
Yáo尧
Shùn舜
 ，
xiàn宪
zhāng章
Wén文
Wǔ武
 。

Confucius revered and followed Yao and Shun, and took King Wen and King Wu as his models.

Zhè这
wèi位
xué学
zhě者
zǔ祖
shù述
xiān先
zhé哲
 ，
qián潜
xīn心
yán研
jiū究
Rú儒
jiā家
jīng经
diǎn典
 。

This scholar reveres and follows the ancient philosophers, devoting himself to the study of Confucian classics.

Qí其
xué学
shù术
guān观
diǎn点
duō多
zǔ祖
shù述
yú于
Kǒng孔
Mèng孟
zhī之
dào道
 。

His academic viewpoints largely trace back to the teachings of Confucius and Mencius.

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