Word: 祖传 (zǔchuán) Traditional: 祖傳 祖传 dictionary entry zǔchuán passed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation Full dictionary entry for 祖传 Example sentences using 祖传 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 他卖掉了祖传的房子。 Tā màidiàole zǔchuán de fángzi. He sold the house that had been passed down from his ancestors. 他家的祖传手艺是做豆腐。 Tājiā de zǔchuán shǒuyì shì zuò dòufu. His family's craft, handed down through generations, is making tofu.