Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English

zōng

Description

“宗”这个字常常和别的字一起用,比如“宗教”,意思和信仰、家族有关系。

我们很少单独用这个字,它一般在词语里出现。

Meanings

宗教zōngjiào

religion; faith

世界上有很多种宗教。

祖宗zǔzōng

ancestors; forefathers

我们要记住自己的祖宗。

一宗yī zōng

measure word for cases, matters, or transactions

这是一宗大生意。

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Notes

  • Etymology

    originally depicted an ancestral temple; core sense relates to ancestors, lineage, and revered origins.

  • Nuance

    rarely used alone in modern Chinese; almost always part of compounds like 宗教 or 祖宗.

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