Chinese word dictionary

曾祖

zēng zǔ · great-grandfather (father of one's paternal grandfather)

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Word information

Simplified曾祖

Traditional曾祖

Pinyinzēng zǔ

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

曾céng

already, formerly, once; the past

祖zǔ

ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname

How to learn 曾祖

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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曾céng

once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)

曾经céngjīng

once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)

不曾bùcéng

hasn't yet; hasn't ever

祖国zǔguó

motherland

祖先zǔxiān

ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved

似曾相识sìcéng-xiāngshí

déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time); seemingly familiar; apparently already acquainted