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maternal line
The animals live in matriarchal groups.
The system of matrilineal clans was maintained throughout this period, even though some clans merged to form larger groups while others divided into smaller descent groups.

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Open the tool →母系 (mǔ xì) means “matrilineal, maternal line”.
母系 is pronounced mǔ xì in Mandarin Chinese.
“matrilineal” is 母系 (mǔ xì) in Chinese.
This page has 2 example sentences using 母系, each with pinyin and an English translation.