(shēng cún) - to survive, to exist, survival in Mandarin

shēngcún

Traditional: 生存

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Translation

to survive, to exist, survival

Word origin

A compound of 生 (shēng, to live, to be born) and 存 (cún, to exist, to remain), together expressing the act of staying alive.

Origin: compound
Root: 生 (shēng, to live) + 存 (cún, to exist)

Stroke order

生

存

Examples

沙shā漠mò。

Surviving in the desert is very difficult.

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These animals can no longer survive.

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Human survival is impossible without water.

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They work hard in order to survive.

淡dàn。

This kind of fish can only survive in fresh water.

生存 (shēngcún) means to survive or to go on existing, often in the face of hardship or threat. It is more abstract and weighty than 生活 (shēnghuó), which is everyday living.

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This word is part of lesson 32.