# 生存 (shēngcún)

In Mandarin Chinese, 生存 (shēngcún) means “to survive; to exist”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to survive; to exist
- Pinyin: shēngcún (sheng1 cun2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 没有水，任何动物都无法生存。
  Méiyǒu shuǐ, rènhé dòngwù dōu wúfǎ shēngcún.
  No animal can survive without water.

## Characters

- [生](https://hanziro.com/word/sheng-be-born/) (shēng): to be born; raw
- [存](https://hanziro.com/word/cun-store-save/) (cún): to store, save; to exist

https://hanziro.com/word/sheng-cun-survive/

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