remote ancestor; forefather
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
remote ancestor; forefather from many generations ago
Used in historical, genealogical, or literary contexts to refer to ancestors from distant past.
Wǒ我
de的
yuǎn远
zǔ祖
shì是
cóng从
Shān山
dōng东
yí移
mín民
dào到
Dōng东
běi北
de的
。
My remote ancestors migrated from Shandong to Northeast China.
Zhè这
zuò座
cí祠
táng堂
gòng供
fèng奉
zhe着
jiā家
zú族
de的
yuǎn远
zǔ祖
。
This ancestral hall enshrines the remote ancestors of the clan.
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Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
fā发
xiàn现
le了
yuǎn远
zǔ祖
shǐ使
yòng用
de的
shí石
qì器
。
Archaeologists discovered stone tools used by our distant ancestors.