生存

• 拼音: shēng cún
• 汉字拆解: 生 = a plant sprouting from the ground, meaning to live; 存 = 子 (child) + component, meaning to exist or to preserve

含义

To survive; to exist; survival. The state of continuing to live, especially under difficult conditions.

More serious and formal than simply 活着 (being alive). 生存 emphasises survival in challenging circumstances — harsh environments, competition, or difficult conditions. Used in both literal (physical survival) and figurative (business survival) contexts. Common collocations: 生存环境 (living environment), 生存能力 (survival ability), 生存空间 (room for survival).

例句

1. 在沙漠里生存需要足够的水和食物。
2. 小公司在激烈的竞争中很难生存。
3. 学会生存技能对每个人都很重要。

用法指南

语境: nature, biology, business, philosophy

语气: serious

正确说法

• 动物需要适应环境才能生存。(Animals need to adapt to their environment to survive.)
• 水和空气是人类生存的基本条件。(Water and air are basic conditions for human survival.)

错误说法

• 我每天在公司生存。(Don't use 生存 for routine daily work — it implies desperate struggle. For normal working life, just say 工作 or 生活.)

起源与历史

生 means to live or to be born; 存 means to exist or to survive. Together: to live and continue existing — survival.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal