五百年前是一家
wǔ​bǎi​nián​qián​shì​yī​jiā

five hundred years ago we were one family

  1. 五百 wǔ​bǎi
    five hundred
    The number 500
  2. 年 nián noun
    year
    a year or the duration of a year; also used to describe annual or yearly occurrences
  3. 前 qián prepositionlocative
    before
    (bound form) ago; before; earlier; previously
  4. 是 shì verb
    to be
    to be; to correspond to; connects a subject to its identification, characterization, or identity
  5. 一家 yī​jiā
    the same family
    belonging to the same family unit