存亡
cún wáng
Pinyin

Definition

存亡
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cún wáng
  1. to live or die
  2. to exist or perish

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

cún
  1. 1 to exist
  2. 2 to deposit
  3. 3 to store
  4. 4 to keep
  5. 5 to survive
cún chǔ
  1. 1 to store up
  2. 2 to stockpile
  3. 3 (computer) to save
  4. 4 to store
  5. 5 memory
  6. 6 storage
cún zài
  1. 1 to exist
  2. 2 to be
  3. 3 existence
sǐ wáng
  1. 1 to die
  2. 2 death
shēng cún
  1. 1 to exist
  2. 2 to survive

Idioms (16)

亡命之徒
wáng mìng zhī tú
  1. 1 runaway (idiom); desperate criminal
  2. 2 fugitive
亡国灭种
wáng guó miè zhǒng
  1. 1 country destroyed, its people annihilated (idiom); total destruction
亡羊补牢
wáng yáng bǔ láo
  1. 1 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to act belatedly
  3. 3 better late than never
  4. 4 to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
人为财死,鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
  1. 1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
人琴俱亡
rén qín jù wàng
  1. 1 person and lute have both vanished (idiom)
  2. 2 death of a close friend

Sample Sentences

死生之地,存亡之道,不可不察也。
sǐ shēng zhī de ,cúnwáng zhī dào ,bùkě bù chá yě 。
Life and death, the way of survival, can not be ignored.