存亡 (cún wáng) — live or die; survive or perish

Definition

存亡 is a formal noun pairing two opposites — 'survival or extinction' — used almost only as a set phrase in serious writing (e.g. 生死存亡, 关系到存亡). It reads as a single concept, not two separate verbs.

verb
live or diesurvive or perish

Beispiele

  • 存亡
    Gōng sī de cún wáng qǔ jué yú shì chǎng de xū qiú.
    The company's survival depends on market demand.
  • 存亡
    Zhè ge xiàng mù de cún wáng xiàn zài hái bú què dìng.
    The survival of this project is still uncertain.
  • 存亡
    Zhè jiàn shì guān xì dào zhěng gè gōng sī de cún wáng.
    This matter concerns the survival of the entire company.

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