exist; survive (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
生存 (unaltered)
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Examples
这种动物在野外很难生存。 zhè zhǒng dòngwù zài yěwài hěn nán shēngcún. - These animals find it difficult to survive in the wild.
在这种恶劣的环境下，人类也能够生存。 zài zhè zhǒng èliè de huánjìng xià, rénlèi yě nénggòu shēngcún. - Even in such harsh environments, humans can survive.
为了生存，他们不得不采取行动。 wèile shēngcún, tāmen bùdé bù cǎiqǔ xíngdòng. - For survival, they have to take action.
他们在这片荒野中艰难地生存着。 tāmen zài zhè piàn huāngyě zhōng jiānnán de shēngcúnzhe. - They are struggling to survive in this wilderness.
生存能力是生物最基本的本能。 shēngcún nénglì shì shēngwù zuì jīběn de běnnéng. - Survival instinct is the most basic instinct of living beings.
Characters
存 cún - store; keep; survive | HSK 4
生 shēng - new, unfamiliar, strange |