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title: "Cunhuo Meaning: 存活 (to survive) or 存货 (inventory)?"
description: "存活 (cúnhuó) means “to survive; survival”. Not the cunhuo you heard? See 存货. Hear its tones, see what 存 and 活 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cunhuo"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 存活 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

存活 cúnhuó

## to survive; survival

## Its characters

1. 存 cún to exist
2. 活 huó to live

## In a sentence

这种植物在沙漠里也能存活。 This plant can survive even in the desert.

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## Other words said cunhuo

- [存货cúnhuòinventory](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%AD%98%E8%B4%A7)

## More words with 存 or 活

- [保存 bǎocún](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baocun)
- [储存 chǔcún](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chucun)
- [存储 cúnchǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cunchu)
- [存放 cúnfàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cunfang)
- [存款 cúnkuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cunkuan)
- [存在 cúnzài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cunzai)
- [复活 fùhuó](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fuhuo)
- [干活 gànhuó](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganhuo)
- [活动 huódòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huodong)
- [活力 huólì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huoli)

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