() — (bound form) ancestor; forefather; (bound form) grandfather; (bound form) founder; originator

Definição

祖 (zǔ) is a bound morpheme meaning 'ancestor, forefather' — it almost never stands alone but combines with characters like 先 (祖先 ancestors), 父 (祖父 grandfather), or 国 (祖国 homeland).

bound form
(bound form) ancestorforefather(bound form) grandfather(bound form) founderoriginator

Exemplos

  • Wǒ men de zǔ xiān shì cóng běi fāng bān lái de.
    Our ancestors moved here from the north.
  • Wǒ zǔ fù nián qīng shí dāng guò lǎo shī.
    My grandfather worked as a teacher when he was young.
  • Wǒ men rè ài zì jǐ de zǔ guó.
    We love our motherland.

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