1. Home
  2. HSK 3
  3. Understanding and ideas

存在

cúnzài

to exist

A sprout in an empty field
Memory picture

Characters in this word

存 cún

Strokes
6
Radical
子 — son, child
Made of
才 ability, talent, gift 子 son, child
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

在 zài

Strokes
6
Radical
土 — soil, earth
Made of
才 ability, talent, gift 土 soil, earth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 问题还存在。 Wèntí hái cúnzài. The problem still exists.
  • 爱一直存在。 Ài yìzhí cúnzài. Love always exists.
  • 这里存在风险。 Zhèlǐ cúnzài fēngxiǎn. There is risk here.

Related words

All HSK 3 words →