# 宗 (zōng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 宗 (zōng) means “(measure word) for cases, deals; sect; ancestor”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (measure word) for cases, deals; sect; ancestor
- Pinyin: zōng (zong1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 警方刚刚破获了一宗大案。
  Jǐngfāng gānggāng pòhuò le yì zōng dà'àn.
  The police just solved a major case.

https://hanziro.com/word/zong-cases-deals/

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