祖先

zǔ xiān

Radical礻

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HSK 6

Definitions

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

Examples

始祖鸟是鸟类的祖先之一。

shǐ zǔ niǎo shì niǎo lèi de zǔ xiān zhī yī

Archaeopteryx is one of the ancestors of birds

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