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생존하다 meaning and pronunciation

saengjonhada · survive

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 63228
Part of speech: 동사Pronunciation: 생존하다Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    살아 있거나 살아남다.

    English: survive — To be alive, or survive.

    Examples

    • 생존한 사람.
    • 구조로 생존하다.
    • 전쟁에서 생존하다.
    • 기적처럼 생존하다.
    • 힘겹게 생존하다.
    • 전쟁에서 생존해 살아 돌아온 아들은 어머니를 보자마자 눈물이 났다.
Origin
生存하다
Categories
삶 > 삶의 행위

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