severance and continuation; survival or extinction
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Meanings
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to sever and continue; to be cut off or survive
formalA formal, literary term often used in a metaphorical sense to describe critical junctures concerning the survival, inheritance, or continuation of a lineage, culture, tradition, or cause. It expresses a dichotomy between extinction and persistence.
Zhè这
ge个
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
mín民
jiān间
jì技
yì艺
zhèng正
miàn面
lín临
zhe着
jué绝
xù续
de的
wēi危
jī机
。
This ancient folk craft is facing a crisis of survival and extinction.
Wén文
huà化
chuán传
chéng承
de的
jué绝
xù续
，
guān关
hū乎
mín民
zú族
jīng精
shén神
de的
wèi未
lái来
。
The continuation or severance of cultural heritage concerns the future of the national spirit.
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Zài在
nà那
ge个
cún存
wáng亡
jué绝
xù续
de的
guān关
tóu头
，
měi每
ge个
rén人
dōu都
bì必
xū须
zuò做
chū出
xuǎn选
zé择
。
At that critical moment of survival or extinction, everyone had to make a choice.
Bǎo保
hù护
bīn濒
wēi危
wù物
zhǒng种
，
jiù就
shì是
shǒu守
hù护
shēng生
mìng命
zhī之
liàn链
de的
jué绝
xù续
。
Protecting endangered species is guarding the continuation or severance of the chain of life.