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始祖
Simplified 始祖
Traditional 始祖
Pinyin shǐ zǔ
Definition primogenitor; founder of a school or trade
他被称为始祖吗？
Tā bèi chēng wéi shǐ zǔ?
Is he called the primogenitor?
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祖
zǔ
ancestor; forefather; grandparents
祖母
zǔ mǔ
father's mother; paternal grandmother
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祖父
zǔ fù
father's father; paternal grandfather
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祖国
zǔ guó
motherland
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祖先
zǔ xiān
ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved
佛祖
fó zǔ
Buddha; founder of a buddhist sect
祖宗
zǔ zōng
ancestor; forebear
祖传
zǔ chuán
passed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation