xìng
cún

HSK 7-9
common
verb

Meaning of 幸存

幸存 means to survive by a narrow margin; to escape death or disaster by sheer luck. Pronounced xìng cún. HSK 7-9.

  • to survive by a narrow margin; to escape death or disaster by sheer luck

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
kōng
nàn
 
shì
wéi
de
xìng
cún
zhě
 

He was the sole survivor of this plane crash.

zhèn
guò
hòu
 
zhè
duì
bān
de
xìng
cún
le
xià
lái
 

After the earthquake, the mother and daughter miraculously survived.

huǒ
shāo
huǐ
le
zhěng
zuò
fáng
 
dàn
xià
shì
de
zhào
piàn
xìng
miǎn
nán
 
xìng
cún
 

The fire destroyed the entire house, but the photos in the basement were spared and survived.

jīng
shù
hào
jié
 
zhè
zuò
chéng
de
fèn
chéng
qiáng
jìng
rán
xìng
cún
zhì
jīn
 

Having undergone several calamities, parts of this ancient city's wall have surprisingly survived to this day.