祖系
zǔ xì
Pinyin

Definition

祖系
 - 
zǔ xì
  1. ancestry
  2. lineage
  3. pedigree
  4. also written 祖係|祖系

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

系
xì
  1. 1 to connect
  2. 2 to relate to
  3. 3 to tie up
  4. 4 to bind
  5. 5 to be (literary)
系列
xì liè
  1. 1 series
  2. 2 set
系统
xì tǒng
  1. 1 system
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
联系
lián xì
  1. 1 variant of 聯繫|联系[lián xì]
关系
guān xi
  1. 1 relation
  2. 2 relationship
  3. 3 to concern
  4. 4 to affect
  5. 5 to have to do with
  6. 6 guanxi
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
一系列
yī xì liè
  1. 1 a series of
  2. 2 a string of
佛祖
Fó zǔ
  1. 1 Buddha
  2. 2 founder of a buddhist sect
系数
xì shù
  1. 1 coefficient
  2. 2 factor
  3. 3 modulus
  4. 4 ratio
宋祖英
Sòng Zǔ yīng
  1. 1 Song Zuying (1966-), Chinese folk music singer
日系
Rì xì
  1. 1 Japanese section (of school)
  2. 2 Japanese-related (business)
水系
shuǐ xì
  1. 1 drainage system
没关系
méi guān xi
  1. 1 it doesn't matter
祖
Zǔ
  1. 1 surname Zu
祖先
zǔ xiān
  1. 1 ancestor
  2. 2 forebears
祖国
zǔ guó
  1. 1 motherland
祖宗
zǔ zōng
  1. 1 ancestor
  2. 2 forebear
祖母
zǔ mǔ
  1. 1 father's mother
  2. 2 paternal grandmother
祭祖
jì zǔ
  1. 1 to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors
维系
wéi xì
  1. 1 to maintain
  2. 2 to keep up
  3. 3 to hold together
系上
jì shang
  1. 1 to tie on
  2. 2 to buckle up
  3. 3 to fasten

Idioms (3)

数典忘祖
shǔ diǎn wàng zǔ
  1. 1 to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots
荣宗耀祖
róng zōng yào zǔ
  1. 1 to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom)
  2. 2 also written 光宗耀祖
解铃还须系铃人
jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén
  1. 1 lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. whoever started the trouble should end it

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