先祖 Pronunciation and Pinyin
先祖 Usage and Examples
ancestor
forefather
progenitor
她不再和我述说我们以色列人先祖的事迹了。
She doesn’t tell me one ofthose stories about the old ancestors.
你先祖所立的地界，你不可挪移。
Do not move an ancient boundary stone set up by your forefathers.
The characters in 先祖
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 先
- háng行yè业lǐng领xiān先industry-leading, market-leading
- xiān先bù不xiān先First or not?, Should we go first?
- xiān先rén人ancestors, forefathers
- xiān先rén人men们ancestors, forefathers
- xiān先rén人de的ancestral, ancestors'
- xiān先rén人de的líng灵jiù柩ancestral coffin, coffin of ancestors
- xiān先rén人de的yí遗yuàn愿ancestors' last wish, ancestral will
- xiān先cóng从start from, begin with
- xiān先lì例precedent, example
- xiān先gōng公late father
- xiān先qián前de的shù数jù据Previous data, Prior data
- xiān先zhé哲Ancient philosophers, Former sages
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Open the tool →Questions about 先祖
What does 先祖 mean in Chinese?
先祖 (xiān zǔ) means “ancestor, forefather, progenitor”.
How do you pronounce 先祖?
先祖 is pronounced xiān zǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “ancestor” in Chinese?
“ancestor” is 先祖 (xiān zǔ) in Chinese.
How is 先祖 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 先祖, each with pinyin and an English translation.