五百年前是一家 wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

五 wǔ
HSK 1
five; surname
百 bǎi
HSK 2
one hundred; numerous, many
年 nián
HSK 1
year; new-years; person's age
前 qián
HSK 1
in front, forward; preceding
是 shì
HSK 1
indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
家 jiā
HSK 1
house, home, residence; family