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CHINESE WORD

zǔ xiān

祖先

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Numbered pinyin
zu3 xian1
English meanings
parent, father, forbear, forefathers, origin, progenitor, propositus, pedigree, forebear, forefather, antecedent, ascendent, grandfather, ancestor, forerunner, grandsire, stirp, root, ancestry, grandmother, antecedents, forbears, stirps, ascendant, primogenitor, ancestral, ancestors, sire, stock, forebears

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    jìng敬fèng奉zǔxiān祖先。

    Honor one's ancestors.

  2. 02

    chuánchéng传承zǔxiān祖先zhìhuì智慧。

    Carry on ancestral wisdom.

  3. 03

    yǐnshuǐ饮水sī思yuán源。

    Remember the source.

  4. 04

    xīn薪huǒ火xiāngchuán相传。

    Handed down.

  5. 05

    xuèmài血脉xiānglián相连。

    Bound by blood.

  6. 06

    míngjì铭记gǎnēn感恩。

    Grateful.

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