祖先

zǔ xiān

HSK 6 noun

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Meaning 释义

  1. ancestors; forebears
  2. (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved

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In real sentences 真实例句

英语Yīngyǔ和hé德语Déyǔ有yǒu共同gòngtóng的de祖先zǔxiān。

English and German have a common ancestor.

Tatoeba #759669

塔tǎ马mǎ杰克Jiékè语yǔ是shì祖先zǔxiān的de语言yǔyán。

Tamil is an ancestral language.

Tatoeba #14094487

原yuán鸡jī被bèi认为rènwéi是shì家jiā鸡jī的de祖先zǔxiān，最zuì早起zǎoqǐ源于yuányú东南亚Dōngnányà地区dìqū。

The red junglefowl is believed to be the ancestor of domestic chickens, and it originated in Southeast Asia.

Tatoeba #13537484

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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