HSK 3 · Situations & Conditions

生存

shēng cún

to survive

Stroke order of 生存

2 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

生 · 5 strokes 存 · 6 strokes

Memory trick

A sprout 生 growing beside a child 存 means surviving.

Parts: 生 live/grow + 存 exist

The characters in 生存

生 shēng — to give birth; to be born; raw (5 strokes)
存 cún — to store; to deposit (6 strokes)

Example sentence

动物需要水才能生存。

Animals need water to survive.

Words with 生

先生Mr.; sir 生日birthday 学生student 大学生college student 小学生primary school student 中学生middle school student 男生male student; boy 女生female student; girl 生病to get sick 医生doctor 生气angry; to get angry 一生all one's life 出生to be born 生to give birth; to be born; raw 生活life; to live 留学生international student 考生examinee 生词new word

Words with 存

存to store; to deposit 保存to keep; to save 存在to exist

More words: Situations & Conditions

情况situation 状况condition; state 状态state; condition 环ring; link 场合occasion 过程process 现象phenomenon 现实reality; realistic 事实fact 事实上in fact 实际上actually; in fact 真实real; true 存在to exist 命运fate; destiny 人生life 日常daily; everyday

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