Ⅰ ❶ （祖宗） ancestor; forbears; forefathers: 列祖列 ～ successive generations of ancestors ❷ （家族） clan: 同姓不同 ～ a person of the same surname but belonging to a different clan ❸ (宗派； 派别) sect; school; faction: 禅 ～ the Chan sect of Buddhism; Zen; 正 ～ orthodox school ❹ （宗旨） principal aim; purpose: 开 ～ 明义 make clear the purpose and main theme from the very beginning; 万变不离其 ～ change ten thousand times without departing from the original aim ❺ （为众人所师法的人物） model; great master: 文 ～ an eminent writer among the man of letters of the time; 一代诗 ～ an outstanding figure among the poets of the time ❻ (西藏地区旧行政区划单位， 相当于县) an administrative unit in Xizang, roughly correspond￣ ing to the county ❼ （祖庙） ancestral temple ❽ （姓氏） a surname: ～ 泽 Zong Ze Ⅱ （在学术或文艺上效法） take as one's model in academic or artistic work: ～ 仰 hold in esteem; venerate; revere Ⅲ （同一家族的） of the same clan: ～ 弟 a younger brother of the same clan Ⅳ (桩； 批): 大 ～ 邮件 a batch of mail; 大 ～ 款项 a large sum of money; 一 ～ 心事 a matter that worries one; a matter on one's mind ◆宗祠 ancestral hall; ancestral temple; clan hall; 宗法 patriarchal clan system; 宗匠 [旧] great master; 宗教 religion; 宗筋 urogenital region; penis; 宗派 faction; sect; 宗亲 clan relatives; 宗师 [旧] master of great learning and integrity; 宗室 member of the royal clan; imperial clan; imperial clansman; 宗祧 [旧] clan pedigree; 宗仰 [书] hold in esteem; 宗旨 aim; purpose; 宗主国 suzerain; metropolitan state; 宗主权 suzerainty; 宗族 patriarchal clan; clansman
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❶ancestor;clan;sect;school ❷aim;purpose;objective 列祖列～successive generations of ancestors /光～耀祖bring honor to one’s ancestors/同～of the same clan/禅～Ch’an School（中国佛教派别之一）;Zen School（日本佛教宗派之一）/万变不离其～ remain essentially the same despite all apparent changes/开～明义make clear the purpose and theme from the very inception/～祠ancestral hall (or temple)/～法观念clan mentality/～法制度patriarchal clan system