To survive (a disaster) in Chinese: 幸存 (xìng cún)

xìng cún

to survive (a disaster)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 倖存1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to survive (a disaster)

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Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄒㄧㄥˋ

xìng

/ x/ i/ engˋ/ fourth tone

ㄘㄨㄣˊ

cún

/ c/ u/ enˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

幸存

Simplified

倖存

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这场大火中,只有几个人幸存。

    zhè chǎng dà huǒ zhōng, zhǐ yǒu jǐ gè rén xìng cún。

    Only a few people survived this big fire.

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