# 祖传 (zǔchuán)

In Mandarin Chinese, 祖传 (zǔchuán) means “handed down from ancestors; family secret”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: handed down from ancestors; family secret
- Pinyin: zǔchuán (zu3 chuan2)
- Traditional: 祖傳
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这是他们家祖传的秘方。
  Zhè shì tāmen jiā zǔchuán de mìfāng.
  This is their family's secret recipe.

## Characters

- 祖 (zǔ): ancestor; forefather
- [传](https://hanziro.com/word/chuan-pass-on/) (chuán): to pass on; to spread

https://hanziro.com/word/zu-chuan-handed-down-from/

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