祖先

zǔxiān

HSK 6

祖先 — zǔxiān

1. ancestors; forebears

   我们的祖先留下了丰富的文化遗产。 wǒmen de zǔxiān liúxià le fēngfù de wénhuàyíchǎn — Our ancestors left a rich cultural heritage.

2. (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved

   古生物学家研究了恐龙作为鸟类祖先的证据。 gǔshēngwùxuéjiā yánjiū le kǒnglóng zuòwéi niǎolèi zǔxiān de zhèngjù — Paleontologists studied the evidence for dinosaurs as ancestral species of birds.