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祖 zǔ

ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 6
Radical
礻
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 礻且 ⿰礻且

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  1. 他的祖父是一位医生。
    Tā de zǔfù shì yí wèi yīshēng.
    His grandfather was a doctor.
    his (particle) grandfather is one (measure) doctor
  2. 我们都热爱自己的祖国。
    Wǒmen dōu rè'ài zìjǐ de zǔguó.
    We all love our motherland.
    we all love own (particle) motherland
  3. 你了解自己祖先的故事吗？
    Nǐ liǎojiě zìjǐ zǔxiān de gùshi ma?
    Do you know the stories of your ancestors?
    you understand own ancestor (particle) story (question)
  4. 他从没见过自己的祖父。
    Tā cóng méi jiànguò zìjǐ de zǔfù.
    He has never met his own grandfather.
    he never met own (particle) grandfather
  5. 每年清明节，人们都会去祭拜自己的祖先。
    Měi nián Qīngmíng Jié, rénmen dōu huì qù jìbài zìjǐ de zǔxiān.
    Every year at Qingming Festival, people go to pay respects to their ancestors.
    every year Qingming-Festival, people all will go worship own (particle) ancestor

Words with 祖 (3)