祖先 zǔ xiān 🔊 ancestors; forebears HSK 6 + Review this word Meanings zǔ xiān ancestors; forebears(biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved Its characters 祖zǔancestor先xiānbeforehand; first; earlierHSK 3 Words with 祖先 直系祖先 zhí xì zǔ xiān direct ancestor