祖传

祖傳

zǔchuán

adjective HSK 7-9 #24,219

Meanings

1 ancestral
2 handed down from ancestors
3 passed down through generations

Characters

ancestor; grandfather

to pass on; to transmit

Examples

这是一副祖传的药方。

Zhè shì yī fù zǔchuán de yàofāng.

This is a medicinal prescription passed down from ancestors.

他有一块祖传的玉佩。

Tā yǒu yīkuài zǔchuán de yù pèi.

He has an ancestral jade pendant.

Tips

usage

祖传 is used as an attributive adjective before nouns: 祖传秘方 (ancestral secret recipe), 祖传手艺 (skill passed down through generations).

Stroke Order

祖 zǔ

传 chuán