祖宗
zǔ​zōng HSK7

ancestors

  • created sense approved 祖宗 · zǔ​zōng · ancestors — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    祖宗

    zǔ​zōng

    ancestors

    ancestors or forebears of a family or nation; usually refers to distant predecessors

    祖 (bound) → 祖 · zǔ · ancestor 宗 (bound) → 宗 · zōng · ancestors

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 祖宗 · zǔ​zōng · venerable elder — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    祖宗

    zǔ​zōng

    venerable elder

    a term of high respect used to address or refer to the most senior person in a household

    祖 (bound) → 祖 · zǔ · ancestor 宗 (bound) → 宗 · zōng · ancestors

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense