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祖宗

祖宗 (zǔ zong): Ancestor / progenitor (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

祖宗 consists of 2 characters.

ancestor, forefather

measure word for matters, cases, or transactions

Word Info

Pinyinzǔ zong

Meaningancestor / progenitor

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word祖宗

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 祖宗.

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祖国zǔ guóHSK 6
祖父zǔfùHSK 6
祖传zǔchuánHSK 7-9
祖母zǔmǔHSK 7-9
祖籍zǔjíHSK 7-9
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Words with 宗

宗教zōngjiàoHSK 6
宗旨zōngzhǐHSK 6
正宗zhèng zōngHSK 6
大宗dà zōngHSK 7-9
宗祠zōng cí

3.

How to Use 祖宗 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 祖宗 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complement + Objectwith对得起

duì对

de得

qǐ起

zǔ祖

zong宗

neutralSpoken

live up to ancestors

Subject + Verbwith保佑

zǔ祖

zong宗

bǎo保

yòu佑

Adjective + Nounwith老

lǎo老

zǔ祖

zong宗

neutral

ancestors (respectful)

Verb + Objectwith祭拜

jì祭

bài拜

zǔ祖

zong宗

4.

Example Sentences with 祖宗

zhè这

shì是

wǒ我

de的

zǔ祖

zōng宗

。

neutral

ancestors bless

formal

worship ancestors

This is my ancestor.

wǒ我

men们

jiā家

zú族

de的

zǔ祖

xùn训

shì是

zǔ祖

zōng宗

chuán传

xià下

lái来

de的

bǎo宝

guì贵

cái财

fù富

。

Our family precepts are a precious legacy passed down from our ancestors.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

wàng忘

le了

zǔ祖

zōng宗

lì立

xià下

de的

guī规

jǔ矩

，

jìng竟

gǎn敢

rú如

cǐ此

fàng放

sì肆

？

Have you forgotten the rules set by our ancestors, daring to be so presumptuous?

qīng清

míng明

jié节

shí时

，

wǒ我

men们

jì祭

bài拜

zǔ祖

zōng宗

。

During Qingming Festival, we worship our ancestors.

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

rèn认

zhēn真

yán研

jiū究

guò过

zì自

jǐ己

zǔ祖

zōng宗

de的

huī辉

huáng煌

lì历

shǐ史

。

He has never seriously studied the glorious history of his own ancestors.

měi每

féng逢

zhòng重

dà大

jué决

cè策

，

tā他

dōu都

huì会

mò默

mò默

qí祈

qiú求

zǔ祖

zōng宗

bǎo保

yòu佑

。

Whenever facing major decisions, he would silently pray for the ancestors' blessing.

wǒ我

men们

yào要

jì记

zhù住

zǔ祖

zōng宗

de的

jiào教

huì诲

，

hǎo好

hǎo好

zuò做

rén人

。

We should remember the teachings of our ancestors and be good people.

liǎo了

jiě解

zǔ祖

zōng宗

de的

fèn奋

dòu斗

lì历

chéng程

，

néng能

ràng让

wǒ我

men们

gèng更

jiā加

zhēn珍

xī惜

dāng当

xià下

。

Understanding the struggles of our ancestors can make us cherish the present even more.