存活

cún huó · cun huo

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to survive (a serious accident)
  2. survival

In a sentence

2 examples
01

中(zhōng)小(xiǎo)企(qǐ)业(yè)要(yào)勒(lēi)紧(jǐn)裤(kù)带(dài)才(cái)能(néng)存(cún)活(huó)。

Small businesses will have to tighten their belts to survive.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

医(yī)生(shēng)全(quán)力(lì)抢(qiǎng)救(jiù),病(bìng)人(rén)终(zhōng)于(yú)存(cún)活(huó)下(xià)来(lái)。

The doctors did everything they could, and the patient finally survived.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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