survive; exist; subsist
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to survive; to exist; to stay alive
neutralRefers to the basic act of continuing to live, often under difficult conditions. Antonym is 死亡 (death).
Méi没
yǒu有
kōng空
qì气
hé和
shuǐ水
，
rén人
jiù就
wú无
fǎ法
shēng生
cún存
。
Without air and water, humans cannot survive.
Zài在
shā沙
mò漠
lǐ里
，
luò骆
tuo驼
yǒu有
dú独
tè特
de的
shēng生
cún存
néng能
lì力
。
In the desert, camels have a unique ability to survive.
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Zhè这
gè个
wù物
zhǒng种
de的
shēng生
cún存
zhèng正
shòu受
dào到
wēi威
xié胁
。
The survival of this species is being threatened.
Wèi为
le了
shēng生
cún存
，
tā他
bù不
dé得
bù不
zuò做
sān三
fèn份
gōng工
zuò作
。
To survive, he had to work three jobs.
Shì适
zhě者
shēng生
cún存
shì是
zì自
rán然
jiè界
de的
fǎ法
zé则
。
Survival of the fittest is a law of nature.