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
Examples
- 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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