直系祖先

zhí xì zǔ xiān

Dictionary entry

direct ancestor

What does 直系祖先 mean?

直系祖先 (zhí xì zǔ xiān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1direct ancestor

Character breakdown

Open each character to see its own meanings and vocabulary links.

直Zhísurname Zhi · Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God 系xìto connect · to relate to 祖Zǔsurname Zu 先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier · at first; originally

Reviewed examples

No reviewed example dialogues yet. This page only shows verified dictionary data until a context lesson is published.

How to pronounce 直系祖先

直系祖先

zhí xì zǔ xiān

Tap to hear Mandarin.

Base dictionary data: CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0.