survival or extinction; existence or demise
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
survival and death; existence and extinction
formalOften used in serious contexts discussing life-and-death situations or the fate of a nation, organization, or ideology.
Zhè这
chǎng场
zhàn战
zhēng争
guān关
xì系
dào到
guó国
jiā家
de的
cún存
wáng亡
。
This war is a matter of the nation's survival or extinction.
Cún存
wáng亡
wèi未
bǔ卜
，
tā他
xīn心
zhōng中
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
jiāo焦
lǜ虑
。
Not knowing whether he would survive or die, his heart was filled with anxiety.
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19371
nián9
dào3
19457
nián年
de到
kàng1
Rì9
zhàn4
zhēng5
shì年
guān的
xì抗
zhōng日
huá战
mín争
zú是
shēng关
sǐ系
cún中
wáng华
de民
zhàn族
zhēng生
死
存
亡
的
战
争
。
The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression from 1937 to 1945 was a war concerning the very survival or extinction of the Chinese nation.
Gōng公
sī司
de的
cún存
wáng亡
qǔ取
jué决
yú于
zhè这
cì次
shì市
chǎng场
jué决
cè策
。
The company's survival or demise depends on this market decision.
Zài在
wēi危
jí急
shí时
kè刻
，
gè个
rén人
de的
shēng生
sǐ死
cún存
wáng亡
xiǎn显
dé得
wēi微
bù不
zú足
dào道
。
In a moment of crisis, an individual's life or death seems insignificant.