五百年前是一家 wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā

people with same surname are one family

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)

Characters

Character Meaning
五 wǔ HSK 1
five; 5
百 bǎi HSK 2
hundred; numerous; all kinds of
年 nián HSK 1
year; grain; harvest (old)
前 qián HSK 1
front; before; forward
是 shì HSK 1
to be; is; are
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
家 jiā HSK 1
home; family; classifier for families or businesses