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ancestor meaning in Chinese

EnglishChinese
ancestor [ancestors] (one from whom a person is descended)
noun
[UK: ˈæn.se.stə(r)]
[US: ˈæn.ˌse.stər]

祖先 /zǔxiān/noun

ancestor worship (veneration of the spirits of one’s ancestors)
noun

祭祖 /jìzǔ/noun