幸存

xìngcún

verb HSK 7 #6,049

Meanings

1 to survive (a disaster)
2 to remain alive

Characters

fortunate; lucky

to survive; to exist

Examples

地震中只有少数人幸存。

Dìzhèn zhōng zhǐyǒu shǎoshù rén xìngcún.

Only a few people survived the earthquake.

幸存者讲述了事故的经过。

Xìngcún zhě jiǎngshù le shìgù de jīngguò.

The survivors recounted what happened in the accident.

Tips

usage

幸存 implies surviving by luck from a disaster or dangerous situation. 幸存者 (survivor) is the most common derived form.

Stroke Order

幸 xìng

存 cún