并存

並存

bìngcún

verb #26,601

Meanings

1 to coexist
2 to exist simultaneously
3 to exist side by side

Characters

together; side by side; simultaneously

to exist; to survive; to preserve

Examples

传统与现代可以和谐并存。

Chuántǒng yǔ xiàndài kěyǐ héxié bìngcún.

Tradition and modernity can coexist harmoniously.

这两种观点在学术界长期并存。

Zhè liǎng zhǒng guāndiǎn zài xuéshùjiè chángqī bìngcún.

These two viewpoints have long coexisted in academia.

Tips

memory

并 (together; side by side) + 存 (to exist; to survive) = to exist side by side. Compare: 共存 (coexistence) which is synonymous but more common in diplomatic/political contexts.

Stroke Order

并 bìng

存 cún