genealogy; lineage; pedigree
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
genealogical system; family pedigree; lineage
Refers to the systematic record of family ancestry and bloodlines.
Zhè这
bù部
jiā家
pǔ谱
xiáng详
xì细
jì记
lù录
le了
jiā家
zú族
de的
pǔ谱
xì系
。
This genealogy records the family pedigree in detail.
Tā他
shì是
Kǒng孔
zǐ子
de的
dì第
qī七
shí十
liù六
dài代
hòu后
yì裔
，
pǔ谱
xì系
qīng清
xī晰
kě可
chá查
。
He is the 76th generation descendant of Confucius, with a clear and verifiable lineage.
noun
system of development; lineage; phylogeny
formalUsed in academic fields such as biology (phylogenetics), linguistics (language families), and cultural studies to describe evolutionary systems and developmental lineages.
Yǔ语
yán言
xué学
jiā家
zhèng正
zài在
yán研
jiū究
Hàn汉
Zàng藏
yǔ语
xì系
de的
pǔ谱
xì系
guān关
xì系
。
Linguists are studying the phylogenetic relationships of the Sino-Tibetan language family.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
shēng生
wù物
de的
pǔ谱
xì系
kě可
yǐ以
zhuī追
sù溯
dào到
sān三
yì亿
nián年
qián前
。
The lineage of this organism can be traced back 300 million years.
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Wén文
huà化
pǔ谱
xì系
de的
yán研
jiū究
yǒu有
zhù助
yú于
lǐ理
jiě解
rén人
lèi类
wén文
míng明
de的
fā发
zhǎn展
。
Research on cultural lineages helps us understand the development of human civilization.