不复存在 (bú) — no longer exist; to exist no more
Definition
A formal, written phrase meaning 'no longer exist' — used for things (hopes, places, traditions) that have disappeared. Stronger and more literary than the everyday 没有了.
verb
no longer existto exist no more
Examples
- 不复存在。Tā de xī wàng yǐ jīng bú le.His hope no longer exists.
- ，不复存在。Suí zhe shí jiān tuī yí, nà zuò gǔ chéng zǎo yǐ bú.With the passage of time, that ancient city has long ceased to exist.
- 不复存在。Zhè zhǒng chuán tǒng yí shì zài xiàn dài shè huì yǐ jīng bú.This traditional ceremony no longer exists in modern society.
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