祖上 Pronunciation and Pinyin
祖上 Usage and Examples
ancestors; forefathers
他的外交能力是天生的：他的祖上曾是封建王侯。
Diplomacy was in his blood: his ancestors had been feudal lords.
可祖上有训：不治恶，不救贪。
Ancestors may have training: dead evil, do not save the greedy.
The characters in 祖上
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 祖
- zǔ祖shàng上de的Ancestral, Hereditary
- zǔ祖yè业family business, ancestral property
- zǔ祖chǎn产ancestral estate
- zǔ祖chuán传ancestral, hereditary
- zǔ祖chuán传de的ancestral, hereditary
- zǔ祖chuán传de的tǔ土dì地ancestral land, hereditary land
- zǔ祖xiān先ancestor, forefather
- zǔ祖xiān先men们ancestors, forefathers
- zǔ祖xiān先pái牌wèi位ancestral tablet, spirit tablet
- zǔ祖xiān先de的ancestral, hereditary
- zǔ祖xiān先jì祭sì祀yí仪shì式ancestor worship ceremony, ancestral rites
- zǔ祖chōng冲zhī之Zu Chongzhi
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What does 祖上 mean in Chinese?
祖上 (zǔ shàng) means “ancestors; forefathers”.
How do you pronounce 祖上?
祖上 is pronounced zǔ shàng in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “ancestors; forefathers” in Chinese?
“ancestors; forefathers” is 祖上 (zǔ shàng) in Chinese.
How is 祖上 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 祖上, each with pinyin and an English translation.