生存

shēngcún

verb HSK 3 #2,342

Meanings

1 to exist; to survive
2 survival; existence

Characters

life; to live; to be born

to exist; to survive; to store

Examples

动物需要水才能生存。

Dòngwù xūyào shuǐ cáinéng shēngcún.

Animals need water to survive.

在大城市生存不容易。

Zài dà chéngshì shēngcún bù róngyì.

Surviving in a big city is not easy.

生存还是毁灭？

Shēngcún háishi huǐmiè?

To be or not to be?

Stroke Order

生 shēng

存 cún