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

HSK 6

传统与现代可以和谐并存。

Chuántǒng yǔ xiàndài kěyǐ héxié bìngcún.

Tradition and modernity can coexist harmoniously.

HSK 6

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