同宗

hěn duō wù zhǒng dōu shì tóng zōng yǎn biàn ér lái de

很多物种都是同宗演变而来的。

Many species have diverged from a single ancestor.

tā men shì tóng zōng de táng xiōng di

他们是同宗的堂兄弟。

They are cousins by blood.

tóng zōng mín gē shì wǒ guó mín jiān yīn yuè cháng qī chuán bō de jié guǒ

同宗民歌是我国民间音乐长期传播的结果。

Folks songs of the same origin is a result of the long time transmission of folk music.

wǒ hé tā tóng xìng bù tóng zōng

我和他同姓不同宗。

I have the same surname as him but we aren't from the same clan.