祖系
zǔ xì
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 to connect
  2. 2 to relate to
  3. 3 to tie up
  4. 4 to bind
  5. 5 to be (literary)
xì liè
  1. 1 series
  2. 2 set
xì tǒng
  1. 1 system
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
lián xì
  1. 1 variant: 联系 lián xì
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 classifier: 个 gè

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