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存活 (cún huó): Survive (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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Character Breakdown

存活 consists of 2 characters.

存 • cún • store; keep; survive • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

cún存

store; keep; survive

活 • huó • to live; alive; living • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

huó活

to live; alive; living

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Pinyincún huó

MeaningSurvive

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

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How to Use 存活 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 存活 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith条件

cún存

huó活

tiáo条

jiàn件

neutral

survival conditions

Adverb + Verbwith难以

nán难

yǐ以

cún存

huó活

Verb + Complementwith下来

cún存

huó活

xià下

lái来

Noun + Nounwith率

cún存

huó活

lǜ率

formalWritten

4.

Example Sentences with 存活

zhí植

wù物

xū需

yào要

shuǐ水

hé和

yáng阳

neutral

difficult to survive

neutral

survive

survival rate

guāng

光

cái才

néng能

cún存

huó活

。

Plants need water and sunlight to survive.

zài在

jí极

duān端

huán环

jìng境

xià下

，

rén人

lèi类

xū需

yào要

jiān坚

qiáng强

de的

yì意

zhì志

cái才

néng能

cún存

huó活

。

In extreme environments, humans need strong willpower to survive.

rú如

guǒ果

méi没

yǒu有

wěn稳

dìng定

de的

shuǐ水

yuán源

，

zhè这

xiē些

gǔ古

lǎo老

de的

wén文

míng明

hái还

néng能

cún存

huó活

duō多

jiǔ久

？

Without a stable water source, how long can these ancient civilizations survive?

zài在

shā沙

mò漠

zhōng中

，

yǒu有

xiē些

dòng动

wù物

kào靠

hěn很

shǎo少

de的

shuǐ水

jiù就

néng能

cún存

huó活

。

In the desert, some animals can survive with very little water.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

zāo遭

yù遇

le了

yán严

zhòng重

de的

jīng经

jì济

wēi危

jī机

，

dàn但

wǒ我

men们

de的

qǐ企

yè业

yī依

rán然

cún存

huó活

le了

xià下

lái来

。

Despite encountering a severe economic crisis, our company still managed to survive.

zài在

quē缺

fá乏

shí食

wù物

hé和

bì庇

hù护

suǒ所

de的

qíng情

kuàng况

xià下

，

tā他

men们

jī几

hū乎

wú无

fǎ法

cún存

huó活

。

In the absence of food and shelter, they could hardly survive.

zhè这

jiā家

xiǎo小

gōng公

sī司

tōng通

guò过

bù不

duàn断

chuàng创

xīn新

，

zài在

jī激

liè烈

de的

shì市

chǎng场

jìng竞

zhēng争

zhōng中

cún存

huó活

le了

xià下

lái来

。

This small company survived in the fierce market competition through continuous innovation.

wèi为

le了

què确

bǎo保

zhè这

xiē些

zhēn珍

xī稀

wù物

zhǒng种

néng能

gòu够

cún存

huó活

，

wǒ我

men们

bì必

xū须

lì立

jí即

cǎi采

qǔ取

bǎo保

hù护

cuò措

shī施

。

To ensure the survival of these rare species, we must take immediate protective measures.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 存活.

Words with 存

保存bǎo cúnpreserve; keep; conserve
存在cún zàito exist; be
存放cún fàngto deposit
存款cún kuǎnto deposit money (in a bank etc)
储存chǔ cúnstore up; keep in reserve
存储cún chǔto store; to save (data); storage
现存xiàn cúnexisting; extant; surviving
生存shēng cúnexist; survive

Words with 活

活动huó dòngactivity
活泼huó pobrisk; lively
生活shēng huólife
活跃huó yuèbrisk; dynamic; lively
灵活

líng huó

nimble; agile; flexible

干活儿gàn huó erto work [often manual] on a job

复活fù huóbring back to life; revive; resuscitate

快活kuài huohappy; cheerful; joyful