祖先 meaning in English
ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved
Meaning of 祖先
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
zǔxiān
- ancestors; forebears
- (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved
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祖 zǔ · ancestor · 9 strokes
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先 xiān · beforehand · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 祖先.
| 先生 | xiānsheng | teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) |
| 首先 | shǒuxiān | first of all; in the first place |
| 先进 | xiānjìn | sophisticated; advanced (technology etc); meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc) |
| 领先 | lǐngxiān | to lead; to be in front |
| 事先 | shìxiān | in advance; before the event |
| 率先 | shuàixiān | to take the lead; to show initiative |
| 优先 | yōuxiān | to have priority; to take precedence |
| 先前 | xiānqián | before; previously |
| 原先 | yuánxiān | originally; original |
| 先后 | xiānhòu | early or late; first and last; priority; in succession; one after another |
| 祖母 | zǔmǔ | father's mother; paternal grandmother |
| 祖父 | zǔfù | father's father; paternal grandfather |
Questions about 祖先
What does 祖先 mean?
祖先 (zǔxiān) means "ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 祖先?
祖先 is made of 2 characters: 祖 (9 strokes), 先 (6 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 祖先 an HSK word?
Yes. 祖先 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.