存在

cúnzài

verb HSK 3 #859

Meanings

1 to exist; to be present
2 existence

Characters

to exist; to store

at; in; to be present

Both characters relate to being/existing — together they form the core word for 'existence'

Examples

这个问题确实存在。

Zhège wèntí quèshí cúnzài.

This problem really exists.

外星人存在吗？

Wàixīngrén cúnzài ma?

Do aliens exist?

他们之间存在很大的差异。

Tāmen zhījiān cúnzài hěn dà de chāyì.

There are big differences between them.

Tips

grammar

存在 can be used as both a verb (问题存在 'the problem exists') and a noun (人的存在 'human existence').

Stroke Order

存 cún

在 zài