祖先

On the HSK 6 vocabulary list, at CEFR level B2.

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zǔxiān ㄗㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢ

- ancestors forebears
- ancestral species ancient species from which present-day species evolved
  biology

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Classifiers (measure words)

ancestors

Usually

一个祖先 gè one ancestor

Less often

一位祖先 wèi one ancestor

ancestral species

一个祖先 gè one ancestor

Words that sound like zǔxiān

主线 zhǔxiàn main line
主嫌 zhǔxián prime, key or main suspect

Words that sound like zǔxiān

主線 zhǔxiàn main line
主嫌 zhǔxián prime, key or main suspect

Words with 祖先

Ending with 祖先

直系祖先 zhíxìzǔxiān direct ancestor

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