存在 (cún zài) means “exist” | MotiTan Chinese Dictionary

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生活中常常存在一些小问题。shēng huó zhōng cháng cháng cún zài yì xiē xiǎo wèn tí

Small problems often exist in daily life.

Something occupies a real place in the world, or a real condition holds at a given time.

有yǒu: Indicates the presence of something in a particular place or setting.
在zài: Indicates the place where a person or thing is.

表示某事物或某种状态在某处或某时间真实地存在。biǎo shì mǒu shì wù huò móu zhǒng zhuàng tài zài mǒu chù huò mǒu shí jiān zhēn shí dì cún zài

The compound pairs 存 (cún, "remain") with 在 (zài, "be at"), linking continued reality with a specific location or situation.

For everyday conversation, a simpler Chinese location or possession construction is often more natural than this formal-sounding word.