zǔ bèi
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  • n.ancestors; forefathers; ancestry

    • cóng zǔ bèi nà lǐ jì chéng yí chǎn

      祖辈那里继承遗产

      inheritance from one's ancestors

    • yǒu xiē jiā tíng zǔ bèi dōu zhù zài zhè lǐ

      有些家庭祖辈这里

      Some families have lived here for generations.

    • zǔ bèi de móu shēng shǒu yì

      祖辈谋生手艺

      ancestors of the livelihood of the craft

Word usage

  • "祖辈" can be reduplicated, for example: "祖祖辈辈".
    • 祖祖辈辈农民

      My family have been farmers for generations.

Chinese words with pinyin zu bei