cún
存身
preserve; survive; accumulate
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to preserve one's body; to maintain one's life; to find a place to live
literaryA formal or literary term for finding shelter or a place to sustain oneself. Often used in the phrase '存身之所'.
Zhàn战
luàn乱
zhī之
zhōng中
，
tā他
jí急
xū需
yī一
gè个
cún存
shēn身
zhī之
suǒ所
。
Amidst the chaos of war, he urgently needed a place to take shelter.
Zhè这
shān山
dòng洞
chéng成
le了
wǒ我
men们
zàn暂
shí时
de的
cún存
shēn身
zhī之
chù处
。
This cave became our temporary shelter.
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Tā他
piāo漂
bó泊
bàn半
shēng生
，
zhōng终
yú于
zhǎo找
dào到
le了
kě可
yǐ以
cún存
shēn身
de的
dì地
fang方
。
After drifting for half a lifetime, he finally found a place to settle down.