Chinese word

幸存

Pronunciation

Pinyinxìng cún

Meaning

  • verbsurvive

Example

她在火灾中 幸存 了。tā zài huǒ zāi zhōng xìng cún le

She survived the fire.

Illustration for 幸存 (survive)

More examples

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.

Core concept

Remain alive after a serious danger that could have caused death.

Common phrases

  • 幸存下来xìng cún xià lái

    survive

  • 幸存下去xìng cún xià qù

    continue to survive

Similar words

生存shēng cún: Continue to live or exist, especially over a period of time.
生还shēng huán: Remain alive after an accident or disaster.
存活cún huó: Remain alive despite suffering harm or facing serious difficulty.

Definition in Chinese

指在事故、灾难或危险情况下免于致命伤害，从而活下来zhǐ zài shì gù zāi nàn huò wēi xiǎn qíng kuàng xià miǎn yú zhì mìng shāng hài cóng ér huó xià lái

Word origin

The compound 幸 (xìng, "good fortune") + 存 (cún, "remain") presents continued life after danger as a fortunate outcome.

Usage tips

  • 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.

Opposites

Related words

  • 幸存者xìng cún zhěsurvivornoun
  • 幸存率xìng cún lǜsurvival ratenoun

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