并存 (並存)
bìng cún
Pinyin
Definition
并存 (並存)
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- to exist at the same time
- to coexist
Character Decomposition
Idioms (4)
去芜存菁
- 1 lit. to get rid of the weeds and keep the flowers
- 2 to separate the wheat from the chaff (idiom)
名存实亡
- 1 the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)
求同存异
- 1 to seek common ground, putting differences aside (idiom)
硕果仅存
- 1 only remaining of the great (idiom); one of the few greats extant
Sample Sentences
是啊,我觉得韩剧给人的感觉很东方,尽管场景都很现代,但骨子里却很传统。这种现代和传统并存的“泡菜文化”大概就是韩国流行文化受欢迎的原因。
Yeah, I think the impression you get from Korean dramas is very Oriental. Even though the scenes are all in the modern world, they still have tradition deep in their bones. This kind of ''kimchee culture," where modernity and tradition coexist is probably the reason Korean pop culture is so well-received.