祖先

zǔ xiān

Dictionary entry

ancestors; forebears

What does 祖先 mean?

祖先 (zǔ xiān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1ancestors; forebears

2(biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved

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祖Zǔsurname Zu 先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier · at first; originally

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祖先

zǔ xiān

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