生存

shēng cún

HSK 5

Meaning

保存生命；活着。

To survive; to stay alive.

通常用于描述生物在困难条件下维持生命，或抽象意义上的持续存在。

Typically used to describe living beings maintaining life under difficult conditions, or in an abstract sense of continuing to exist.

1 在极端环境中，生存是第一要务。 (In extreme environments, survival is the top priority.)
2 这家公司通过创新产品在激烈的市场竞争中生存了下来。 (The company survived the fierce market competition through innovative products.)
3 生存技能对于野外探险者来说至关重要。 (Survival skills are crucial for wilderness explorers.)
4 许多野生动物依靠本能生存。 (Many wild animals rely on instinct to survive.)
5 文化传承需要一代代人的努力才能生存。 (Cultural heritage requires efforts from generations to survive.)

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