存活 (cún huó) — to survive
Definition
存活 focuses on staying alive through hardship (disasters, injury, harsh conditions). Stronger and more concrete than 生存 ('to exist / get by') and rarer than 幸存, which is the fixed phrase for surviving a disaster.
verb
to survive
Examples
- 存活。Tā zài nà chǎng dì zhèn zhōng cún huó le xià lái.He survived that earthquake.
- 存活。Zhè zhǒng zhí wù néng zài jí duān huán jìng zhōng cún huó.This plant can survive in extreme environments.
- 存活。Shāng zhě bì xū dé dào jí shí zhì liáo cái néng cún huó.The wounded must receive timely treatment to survive.
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