王族

kě shì bìng fēi rèn hé yī gè jiā zú dōu kě yǐ ná lái dàng zuò yī gè wáng zú de shì xì

可是并非任何一个家族都可以拿来当作一个王族的世系。

But the first family that comes to hand does not suffice to make a dynasty.

tā jiā shì shāng cháo de wáng zú zhǐ shì dào le tā de fù bèi yǐ jīng hěn bù jǐng qì le

他家是商朝的王族，只是到了他的父辈，已经很不景气了。

Descended from the royal family of the Shang dynasty, his family had definitely fallen on hard times by his father's generation.