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
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
yǒng永
yuǎn远
huái怀
niàn念
wǒ我
men们
de的
zǔ祖
xiān先
。
We must forever remember our ancestors.
Wǒ我
de的
zǔ祖
xiān先
sān三
bǎi百
nián年
qián前
cóng从
Fú福
jiàn建
yí移
mín民
dào到
zhè这
lǐ里
。
My ancestors immigrated here from Fujian three hundred years ago.
Qīng清
míng明
jié节
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
rén人
jì祭
bài拜
zǔ祖
xiān先
de的
chuán传
tǒng统
jié节
rì日
。
Qingming Festival is a traditional holiday for Chinese people to worship their ancestors.
Zhè这
ge个
mín民
zú族
de的
zǔ祖
xiān先
céng曾
jīng经
shēng生
huó活
zài在
guǎng广
kuò阔
de的
cǎo草
yuán原
shàng上
。
The ancestors of this ethnic group once lived on the vast grasslands.
Cí祠
táng堂
lǐ里
gòng供
fèng奉
zhe着
jiā家
zú族
zǔ祖
xiān先
de的
pái牌
wèi位
。
The ancestral hall houses the spirit tablets of the family ancestors.