生存
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 6
生存 (shēngcún) · to survive
生存 (shēngcún) means “to survive; to exist”. It is written with 2 characters: 生 (to give birth) + 存 (to save). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 生存 is built
The characters
生 shēng · to give birth
What 生 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: A shoot 屮 growing in the soil 土 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
没有水，人不能生存。Méiyǒu shuǐ, rén bù néng shēngcún.People can't survive without water.
这些鱼在冷水里也能生存。Zhèxiē yú zài lěng shuǐ li yě néng shēngcún.These fish can survive even in cold water.
Questions about 生存
What does 生存 mean?
生存 (shēngcún) means “to survive; to exist”.
How do you pronounce 生存?
生存 is pronounced shēngcún.
Which HSK level is 生存?
生存 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student
- 男生nánshēngboy
- 女生nǚshēnggirl
- 生病shēngbìngto become ill
- 生气shēngqìangry
- 生日shēngrìbirthday
- 先生xiānshengMr
- 小学生xiǎoxuéshēngprimary school student
- 学生xuéshengstudent
- 医生yīshēngdoctor
Learn 生存 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 42: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.