祖传

HSK 7-9

zǔchuán

inherited from ancestors; ancestral

handed down from generation to generation

家族的秘方已经祖传了三代。

jiāzú de mìfāng yǐjīng zǔchuán le sāndiàn.

The family recipe has been passed down for three generations.

这件玉器是祖传的，已有几百年历史。

zhè jiàn yùqì shì zǔchuán de, yǐjīng jǐ bǎinián lìshǐ.

This jade is an heirloom, with a history of several hundred years.