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The word "存在" is formed by combining the character "存", meaning to exist or preserve, with the character "在", meaning to be at or exist, creating a compound that directly denotes existence.

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世界上不存在鬼怪。

Shìjiè shàng bù cúnzài guǐguài.

Ghosts and monsters do not exist in the world.

人类一直在思考存在的意义。

Rénlèi yīzhí zài sīkǎo cúnzài de yìyì.

Humankind has always been contemplating the meaning of existence.

如果不存在氧气，生命就无法存在。

Rúguǒ bù cúnzài yǎngqì, shēngmìng jiù wúfǎ cúnzài.

If oxygen did not exist, life would be unable to exist.

这种不公平的现象在社会中广泛存在。

Zhè zhǒng bù gōngpíng de xiànxiàng zài shèhuì zhōng guǎngfàn cúnzài.

This kind of unfair phenomenon widely exists in society.

意识的存在方式至今仍是科学未解之谜。

Yìshí de cúnzài fāngshì zhìjīn réng shì kēxué wèijiě zhī mí.

The mode of existence of consciousness remains an unsolved mystery of science to this day.

Word Definition - 存在

cún zài to exist; existence

Individual Character Details

存 cún
在 zài