# 祖宗 (zǔzōng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 祖宗 (zǔzōng) means “ancestor; forebear”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: ancestor; forebear
- Pinyin: zǔzōng (zu3 zong1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 我们不能忘记祖宗的传统。
  Wǒmen bùnéng wàngjì zǔzōng de chuántǒng.
  We must not forget the traditions of our ancestors.

## Characters

- 祖 (zǔ): ancestor; forefather
- [宗](https://hanziro.com/word/zong-cases-deals/) (zōng): (measure word) for cases, deals; sect

https://hanziro.com/word/zu-zong-ancestor/

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