存在
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
存在 (cúnzài) · to exist
存在 (cúnzài) means “to exist; existence”. It is written with 2 characters: 存 (to save) + 在 (at). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 存在 is built
The characters
存 cún · to save
What 存 is made of
- 才cái — ability
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 亅 — hook
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 了liǎo / le — finish
Origin hint: 子 gives the meaning, 才 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
在 zài · at
What 在 is made of
- 才cái — ability
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 亅 — hook
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 才 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个问题一直存在。Zhège wèntí yīzhí cúnzài.This problem has always existed.
你觉得这个问题还存在吗？Nǐ juéde zhège wèntí hái cúnzài ma?Do you think this problem still exists?
Questions about 存在
What does 存在 mean?
存在 (cúnzài) means “to exist; existence”.
How do you pronounce 存在?
存在 is pronounced cúnzài.
Which HSK level is 存在?
存在 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 保存bǎocúnto keep
- 生存shēngcúnto survive
- 储存chǔcúnto store
- 存cúnto save
- 现在xiànzàinow
- 在家zàijiāat home
- 正在zhèngzàiin the process of
- 实在shízàihonest
- 不在乎bùzàihunot to care
- 在乎zàihuto care about
Learn 存在 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 24: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.