祖传 zǔchuán passed on from ancestors
passed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation
How to remember 祖传: 祖 ancestor + 传 to pass on = passed on from ancestors.
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How it is used
- Handed down from the ancestors, of skills, recipes, heirlooms - 祖传秘方 (zǔchuán mìfāng) an ancestral secret recipe.
- An attributive stressing multi-generation inheritance and authenticity, often in trade/craft/medicine contexts. Adds a note of tradition and pedigree.