不复存在

不復存在

bùfùcúnzài

idiom #15,201

Meanings

1 to no longer exist; to cease to exist
2 gone forever

Characters

again; to return

to exist; to survive

at; to be present

Examples

那个王朝早已不复存在。

Nàge wángcháo zǎoyǐ bùfùcúnzài.

That dynasty has long since ceased to exist.

曾经的友谊已经不复存在了。

Céngjīng de yǒuyì yǐjīng bùfùcúnzài le.

The friendship that once was no longer exists.

Tips

grammar

不复 (bùfù) is a literary negation meaning 'no longer.' It is more formal than 不再 (bùzài). The full phrase 不复存在 functions as a predicate.

Stroke Order

不 bù

复 fù

存 cún

在 zài