望族 meaning in English
[书面语] distinguished family; prominent family; respected and influential clan
Examples
- The yang family is a prominent family in youchang area
右昌杨家是右昌地区的望族。 - Folk residence culture of the celebrated chang ' s family in shanxi
晋商望族常氏家族的民居文化 - Their grandfathers were the ancestors of some of the well - known families in boston
（他们的祖父辈是波士顿几家望族的祖先。 ） - Two venerable houses , the clan halls of the wen family of local notables , stood amid the ruins
废墟中仍然站着两栋庄严的房屋，它们是当地望族文姓家族的祖屋。 - Weng tong - he family was one of the distinguished families in changshu in qing dynasty
摘要名门望族与学术文化密不可分，清代常熟望族翁氏科第联翩，簪缨不绝，艺文成就卓著。