Meaning of 苟存
苟存 means to cling to life; to subsist in a miserable or precarious way. Pronounced gǒu cún.
- to cling to life; to subsist in a miserable or precarious way
Definitions & Examples
Zhàn战
luàn乱
zhī之
zhōng中
,
bǎi百
xìng姓
zhǐ只
néng能
gǒu苟
cún存
xìng性
mìng命
。
Amidst the chaos of war, the common people could only cling to life.
Tā他
bù不
yuàn愿
gǒu苟
cún存
yú于
luàn乱
shì世
,
yì毅
rán然
xuǎn选
zé择
le了
kàng抗
zhēng争
。
Unwilling to merely subsist in turbulent times, he resolutely chose to resist.
Zài在
nà那
zhǒng种
yā压
pò迫
xià下
,
tā他
bù不
guò过
shì是
gǒu苟
cún存
ér而
yǐ已
。
Under that kind of oppression, he was merely clinging to a miserable existence.