xiān

HSK 7-9
common
noun

Meaning of 祖先

祖先 means ancestor; forefather; forebear; ancestor (in biology); ancient organism from which modern species evolved. Pronounced zǔ xiān. HSK 7-9.

  • ancestor; forefather; forebear
  • ancestor (in biology); ancient organism from which modern species evolved

Definitions & Examples

men
yào
yǒng
yuǎn
huái怀
niàn
men
de
xiān
 

We must forever remember our ancestors.

de
xiān
sān
bǎi
nián
qián
cóng
jiàn
mín
dào
zhè
 

My ancestors immigrated here from Fujian three hundred years ago.

Qīng
míng
jié
shì
Zhōng
guó
rén
bài
xiān
de
chuán
tǒng
jié
 

Qingming Festival is a traditional holiday for Chinese people to worship their ancestors.

Zhè
ge
mín
de
xiān
céng
jīng
shēng
huó
zài
guǎng广
kuò
de
cǎo
yuán
shàng
 

The ancestors of this ethnic group once lived on the vast grasslands.

táng
gòng
fèng
zhe
jiā
xiān
de
pái
wèi
 

The ancestral hall houses the spirit tablets of the family ancestors.