HSK · Level 92
45 words
Chinese word
子孙
Pronunciation
Pinyinzǐ sūn
Meaning
- noundescendants
Example
我们要为子孙留下好的环境。wǒ men yào wèi zǐ sūn liú xià hǎo de huán jìng
We need to leave a good environment for our descendants.
More examples
他们把家谱保存好，供子孙查阅。tā men bǎ jiā pǔ bǎo cún hǎo gōng zǐ sūn chá yuè
They carefully preserve the family tree for their descendants to consult.
Core concept
The later part of a family line, from children onward into the future.
Common phrases
保护子孙bǎo hù zǐ sūn
protect descendants
子孙后裔zǐ sūn hòu yì
descendants
Similar words
后代hòu dài: Descendants belonging to later generations of a family or lineage.
后人hòu rén: People born in later generations who live after an earlier time.
Definition in Chinese
指属于同一血统的后代或末裔，用来表示代际延续的家族成员集合。zhǐ shǔ yú tóng yí xuè tǒng de hòu dài huò mò yì yòng lái biǎo shì dài jì yán xù de jiā zú chéng yuán jí hé
Word origin
子孙 (zǐsūn, "descendants") joins 子 (zǐ, "child") with 孙 (sūn, "grandchild") to point from immediate children toward later family members.
Usage tips
- This word commonly occurs in discussions of what parents or society leave for later family members, especially when the exact generation is not important.
Other meanings
- future generationsnoun
- offspringnoun
Opposites
- 先祖xiān zǔancestorsnoun
Related words
- 子孙后裔zǐ sūn hòu yìdescendantsnoun