生存 shēng cún ㄕㄥ ㄘㄨㄣˊ sang1 cyun4 HSK 3 高階級 · Level 4
- to exist
- to survive
Stroke order
Practice writing
Draw 生 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.
Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.
More words with these characters
生
- 一生 yī shēng ㄧ ㄕㄥ jat1 sang1 all one's life; throughout one's life
- 人生 rén shēng ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄥ jan4 sang1 life (one's time on earth)
- 先生 xiān sheng ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ sin1 saang1 teacher
- 再生 zài shēng ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄥ zoi3 sang1 to be reborn
- 出生 chū shēng ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ceot1 saang1 to be born
Show 15 more words with 生
- 丧生 喪生 sàng shēng ㄙㄤˋ ㄕㄥ song3 sang1 to die
- 天生 tiān shēng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ tin1 saang1 nature
- 女生 nǚ shēng ㄋㄩˇ ㄕㄥ neoi5 saang1 schoolgirl
- 学生 學生 xué sheng ㄒㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄕㄥ hok6 saang1 student
- 孪生 孿生 luán shēng ㄌㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄥ lyun4 saang1 (adj.) twin
- 师生 師生 shī shēng ㄕ ㄕㄥ si1 sang1 teachers and students
- 招生 zhāo shēng ㄓㄠ ㄕㄥ ziu1 sang1 to enroll new students
- 新生 xīn shēng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ san1 sang1 new
- 为生 為生 wéi shēng ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ wai4 sang1 to make a living
- 生人 shēng rén ㄕㄥ ㄖㄣˊ saang1 jan4 stranger
- 生前 shēng qián ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sang1 cin4 (of a deceased) during one's life
- 生动 生動 shēng dòng ㄕㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ saang1 dung6 (of descriptions, writing etc) vivid; lively
- 生命 shēng mìng ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˋ sang1 ming6 life (as the characteristic of living beings)
- 生字 shēng zì ㄕㄥ ㄗˋ saang1 zi6 new character (in textbook)
- 生平 shēng píng ㄕㄥ ㄆㄧㄥˊ sang1 ping4 life (a person's whole life)
存
- 保存 bǎo cún ㄅㄠˇ ㄘㄨㄣˊ bou2 cyun4 to conserve; to preserve; to keep; to store; (computing) to save (a file etc)
- 幸存 倖存 xìng cún ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄨㄣˊ hang6 cyun4 to survive (a disaster)
- 储存 儲存 chǔ cún ㄔㄨˇ ㄘㄨㄣˊ cyu5 cyun4 stockpile
- 内存 內存 nèi cún ㄋㄟˋ ㄘㄨㄣˊ noi6 cyun4 internal storage
- 存在 cún zài ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄗㄞˋ cyun4 zoi6 to exist
Show 15 more words with 存
- 存心 cún xīn ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ cyun4 sam1 deliberately
- 存折 存摺 cún zhé ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄜˊ cyun4 zip3 passbook
- 存放 cún fàng ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄈㄤˋ cyun4 fong3 to deposit
- 存款 cún kuǎn ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄎㄨㄢˇ cyun4 fun2 to deposit money (in a bank etc)
- 存货 存貨 cún huò ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ cyun4 fo3 stock
- 库存 庫存 kù cún ㄎㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄣˊ fu3 cyun4 property or cash held in reserve; stock; inventory
- 并存 並存 bìng cún ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄨㄣˊ bing6 cyun4 to exist at the same time
- 依存 yī cún ㄧ ㄘㄨㄣˊ ji1 cyun4 to depend on sth for existence
- 共存 gòng cún ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄘㄨㄣˊ gung6 cyun4 to coexist
- 另存 lìng cún ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄨㄣˊ ling6 cyun4 to save (a file) after options (name, location, format etc) have been selected by the user
- 善存 Shàn cún ㄕㄢˋ ㄘㄨㄣˊ sin6 cyun4 Centrum (brand)
- 图存 圖存 tú cún ㄊㄨˊ ㄘㄨㄣˊ tou4 cyun4 to try to survive
- 存亡 cún wáng ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ cyun4 mong4 to live or die
- 存储 存儲 cún chǔ ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄔㄨˇ cyun4 cyu5 to store up
- 存入 cún rù ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄖㄨˋ cyun4 jap6 to deposit (e.g. in a bank account)
Idioms with these characters
- 百弊丛生 百弊叢生 bǎi bì cóng shēng ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄥ baak3 bai6 cung4 sang1 All the ill effects appear. (idiom)
- 白面书生 白面書生 bái miàn shū shēng ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥ baak6 min6 syu1 sang1 lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
- 变生肘腋 變生肘腋 biàn shēng zhǒu yè ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓㄡˇ ㄧㄝˋ bin3 sang1 zau2 jik6 lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep
Show 7 more idioms with 生
- 别开生面 別開生面 bié kāi shēng miàn ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄎㄞ ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄢˋ bit6 hoi1 sang1 min6 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
- 长生不老 長生不老 cháng shēng bù lǎo ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ coeng4 sang1 bat1 lou5 (idiom) to live forever and never grow old
- 长生久视 長生久視 cháng shēng jiǔ shì ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˋ coeng4 sang1 gau2 si6 (idiom) to live forever and never grow old
- 齿颊生香 齒頰生香 chǐ jiá shēng xiāng ㄔˇ ㄐㄧㄚˊ ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧㄤ ci2 gaap3 sang1 hoeng1 lit. to feel the taste in one's mouth (idiom)
- 触景生情 觸景生情 chù jǐng shēng qíng ㄔㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄥˊ zuk1 ging2 sang1 cing4 scene which recalls past memories (idiom)
- 出生入死 chū shēng rù sǐ ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ㄖㄨˋ ㄙˇ ceot1 sang1 jap6 sei2 from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water
- 醋海生波 cù hǎi shēng bō ㄘㄨˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄛ cou3 hoi2 sang1 bo1 lit. waves on a sea of vinegar
- 名存实亡 名存實亡 míng cún shí wáng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄕˊ ㄨㄤˊ ming4 cyun4 sat6 mong4 the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)
- 求同存异 求同存異 qiú tóng cún yì ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄧˋ kau4 tung4 cyun4 ji6 (idiom) to put aside differences and work together; to seek common ground and cooperate
- 去芜存菁 去蕪存菁 qù wú cún jīng ㄑㄩˋ ㄨˊ ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄥ heoi3 mou4 cyun4 zing1 lit. to get rid of the weeds and keep the flowers
Example sentences
-
鱼 魚 离开 離開 水 就 无法 無法 生存 。
Fish cannot live out of water.
-
衣食 住 是 生存 的 基础 基礎 。
Food, clothing and shelter are the foundations of survival.
-
汤姆 湯姆 明白 生存 的 代价 代價 。
Tom understands what it takes to survive.
-
没有 沒有 水 ， 我们 我們 无法 無法 生存 。
Without water, we cannot exist.
-
没有 沒有 梦想 夢想 ， 人 不能 生存 。
Man can't live without dreams.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.