What does 祖先 mean in Chinese?
祖先 (zǔxiān) means ancestors; forebears.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
祖先
ancestors; forebears
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
ancestors; forebears
02
(biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved
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Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 祖先
How do you pronounce 祖先?
祖先 is pronounced zǔxiān.
Is 祖先 an HSK word?
祖先 is on the HSK 6 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 祖先?
祖先 is used as a 名词 (noun) in Chinese.
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