Chinese Traditional: 祖先
Chinese Simplified: 祖先
Pinyin: zu3 xian1
Zhuyin: ㄗㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢ
English Meaning: ancestor, ancestry, forebears
German Meaning: Ahnen, Vorfahr
Classifier: (ge5) or (wei4) or (ming2)

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1. ancestor 2. ancestral 3. the generation above one's parents

Here: ancestor

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xiān

1. first 2. prior 3. in advance 4. an earlier generation 5. the late

Here: an earlier generation

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