English–Chinese
“survive” in Chinese
How to say “survive” in Chinese
“Survive” in Chinese is 幸存 (xìng cún).
Remain alive after a serious danger that could have caused death.
Example sentences with 幸存
一场地震后，只有几个人 幸存下来。yì cháng dì zhèn hòu zhí yǒu jǐ gè rén xìng cún xià lái
After an earthquake, only a few people survived.
Tips for using 幸存
- A natural Chinese sentence often places the event or situation before the verb, unlike the common English pattern of putting it after survive as a direct object.
Other Chinese words for “survive”
地震后，很多人努力生存下来。dì zhèn hòu hěn duō rén nǔ lì shēng cún xià lái
After the earthquake, many people struggled to survive.