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祖先

zǔxiān

ancestors; forebears

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Meaning of 祖先 in English

zǔxiānHSK 6nounSyllabus #5398
  1. ancestors; forebears
  2. (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved

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HSK words with 祖

祖国HSK 6祖传HSK 7–9祖父HSK 7–9祖籍HSK 7–9祖母HSK 7–9祖宗HSK 7–9
先 on its own →
xiān · beforehand; first; earlier

HSK words with 先

先生HSK 1先HSK 3首先HSK 4领先HSK 5事先HSK 5先后HSK 5先进HSK 5率先HSK 6先前HSK 6优先HSK 6

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