zǔ​xiān HSK7

ancestors

祖先 zǔ​xiān
ancestors noun
ancestors or forebears in a family lineage

Worshipping ancestors is an important tradition of the Qingming Festival.

ancestral species noun
ancient species from which present-day species evolved

Archaeopteryx is considered the ancestor of modern birds.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
6.59 per million appears in 2% of films
Written text
4.91 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

Definitions
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