残存

殘存

cáncún

verb #22,632

Meanings

1 to survive
2 to remain (in diminished form)
3 remnant
4 surviving

Characters

remnant; damaged; cruel

to exist; to survive; to store

Examples

战争结束后，只有少数士兵残存下来。

Zhànzhēng jiéshù hòu, zhǐyǒu shǎoshù shìbīng cáncún xiàlái.

After the war ended, only a few soldiers survived.

这座城市里还残存着一些古代建筑。

Zhè zuò chéngshì lǐ hái cáncún zhe yīxiē gǔdài jiànzhù.

A few ancient structures still survive in this city.

Tips

usage

残存 implies surviving in a diminished or fragmented state — not just surviving, but barely surviving with remnants. Compare with 幸存 (xìngcún) which means to survive (good fortune), without the sense of being reduced.

Stroke Order

残 cán

存 cún