HSK 6 vocabulary › 祖先
祖先
祖先 in English: ancestors; forebears
zǔ xiān
ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved
How to pronounce 祖先
zǔ xiān (without tone marks: zu xian). zǔ is a third (low, dipping) tone; xiān is a first (high, level) tone.
Characters in 祖先
祖 zǔ
ancestor; forefather; grandparents
ancestor; forefather; grandparents
先 xiān
beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now
beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now
Related words
| 先生 | xiān sheng | teacher; gentleman | HSK 1 |
| 先 | xiān | early; prior | HSK 3 |
| 首先 | shǒu xiān | first (of all); in the first place | HSK 4 |
| 事先 | shì xiān | in advance; before the event | HSK 5 |
| 祖父 | zǔ fù | father's father; paternal grandfather | HSK 6 |
| 祖国 | zǔ guó | motherland | HSK 6 |
| 领先 | lǐng xiān | to lead; to be in front | HSK 6 |
| 先进 | xiān jìn | advanced (technology); to advance | HSK 6 |
| 先前 | xiān qián | before; previously | HSK 6 |
| 优先 | yōu xiān | to have priority; to take precedence | HSK 6 |