ancestral home; live for generations
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
ancestral home; house or place where ancestors lived
Refers to the physical dwelling or location associated with one's ancestors, often implying historical or sentimental value.
Zhè这
zuò座
sì四
hé合
yuàn院
shì是
tā他
men们
jiā家
zú族
de的
zǔ祖
jū居
。
This courtyard house is their family's ancestral home.
Zǔ祖
jū居
wèi位
yú于
Jiāng江
nán南
shuǐ水
xiāng乡
de的
yī一
gè个
xiǎo小
zhèn镇
shang上
。
The ancestral home is located in a small town in the Jiangnan water region.
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Tā他
zài在
zǔ祖
jū居
de的
lǎo老
wū屋
lǐ里
fā发
xiàn现
le了
zǔ祖
fù父
liú留
xià下
de的
xìn信
jiàn件
。
He discovered letters left by his grandfather in the old house of his ancestral home.
verb
to live for generations; to reside for many generations
Describes a family or lineage that has continuously inhabited a particular place across multiple generations.
Tā他
men们
jiā家
zú族
zǔ祖
jū居
Nán南
jīng京
yǐ已
yǒu有
sān三
bǎi百
nián年
lì历
shǐ史
。
Their family has lived in Nanjing for three hundred years.
Wǒ我
men们
zǔ祖
jū居
yú于
cǐ此
，
cóng从
wèi未
qiān迁
yí移
dào到
bié别
chù处
。
We have resided here for generations, never moving elsewhere.
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Zhè这
gè个
cūn村
zhuāng庄
lǐ里
de的
rén人
dà大
duō多
zǔ祖
jū居
běn本
dì地
，
hěn很
shǎo少
wài外
chū出
。
Most people in this village have lived here for generations, rarely leaving.