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生存

shēng cún
HSK 6
to exist, to survive
verb

Example Sentences

动物为了生存，需要适应环境。
dòngwù wèile shēngcún ， xūyào shìyìng huánjìng 。
Animals need to adapt to their environment in order to survive.
我们必须找到生存下去的方法。
wǒmen bìxū zhǎodào shēngcún xiàqù de fāngfǎ 。
We must find a way to survive.
在严酷的条件下，人们的生存变得更加困难。
zài yánkù de tiáojiànxià ， rénmén de shēngcún biàndé gèngjiā kùnnán 。
Under harsh conditions, people's survival becomes even more difficult.

Individual Characters

Words with similar meanings

存活cúnhuó
to live; to survive
存活 is another way to express survival, often used in a context emphasizing living through difficult circumstances.

Words Starting With 生

生日shēng rì
birthday
生病shēng bìng
to fall ill; to sicken
生气shēng qì
angry; mad; offended; animated; to get angry; to be enraged; to take offense; animation
生命shēng mìng
life; living; biological
生活shēng huó
life; activity; to live; livelihood

Words Ending With 存

保存bǎo cún
to conserve; to preserve; to keep; to save (a file etc) (computing)
储存chǔ cún
stockpile; to store; to stockpile; storage
并存bìng cún
to exist at the same time; to coexist

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Individual Characters

生shēng
unripe, green, living, raw
HSK 5
存cún
exist, deposit, store, keep

Public Lists with 生存

Social Issues
Discussions on poverty, crime, gender equality, and education challenges.
HSK 6
All words for the HSK 6 test
Environment & Nature
Landforms, habitats, ecological topics, and environmental issues.