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生存

shēng cún · sheng cun

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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日(rì)本(běn)人(rén)以(yǐ)米(mǐ)饭(fàn)和(hé)鱼(yú)为(wéi)生(shēng)存(cún)之(zhī)食(shí)。

The Japanese live on rice and fish.

如(rú)果(guǒ)没(méi)有(yǒu)了(le)水(shuǐ)，没(méi)有(yǒu)人(rén)能(néng)够(gòu)在(zài)地(dì)球(qiú)上(shàng)生(shēng)存(cún)。

If it were not for water, no one could live on earth.

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to be born; to give birth

to exist; to deposit

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