Nounancestors; forefathers

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 祖先.
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Character Breakdown

祖先 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 祖先 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 祖先 with other words naturally.
Verb + Object
niàn
xiān
neutral
commemorate ancestors
bài
xiān
neutral
worship ancestors
Measure Word + Nounwith
wèi
xiān
neutral
an ancestor
Noun + Possessive + Nounwith智慧
xiān
de
zhì
huì
neutral
ancestral wisdom
Possessive + Nounwith我们
men
de
xiān
neutral
our ancestors

Example Sentences with 祖先

de
xiān
lái
zhōng
guó
My ancestors came from China.
men
yīng
dāng
míng
xiān
de
zhì
huì
bìng
jiāng
róng
xiàn
dài
shēng
huó
We should remember the wisdom of our ancestors and integrate it into modern life.
nán
dào
jué
de
xiān
de
fèn
dòu
jīng
shén
zhí
men
xué
ma
Don't you think the fighting spirit of our ancestors is worth learning from?
men
jiā
měi
nián
huì
bài
xiān
biǎo
duì
men
de
jìng
Our family worships our ancestors every year to show respect for them.
cóng
wèi
rèn
zhēn
liǎo
jiě
guò
xiān
de
shǐ
zhè
ràng
gǎn
dào
hàn
He has never seriously understood the history of his ancestors, which I find regrettable.
zài
jiā
huì
shàng
zhǎng
bèi
men
cháng
cháng
jiǎng
shù
xiān
de
chuán
shì
At family gatherings, elders often tell legendary stories about our ancestors.
tōng
guò
yán
jiū
xiān
liú
xià
de
wén
men
gèng
hǎo
liǎo
jiě
dài
de
shēng
huó
fāng
shì
By studying the artifacts left by our ancestors, we can better understand ancient ways of life.
jìn
guǎn
shí
dài
biàn
qiān
dàn
xiān
chuán
chéng
de
jià
zhí
guān
rán
shēn
yǐng
xiǎng
zhe
men
Despite the changes of the times, the values passed down by our ancestors still profoundly influence us.