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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

存在 [cúnzài]
  1. 1. verb exist
    这颗行星上可能存在生命。
    Life may exist on this planet.
    企业管理存在严重的缺陷。
    There are serious failings in the management of this enterprise.
    各国政府在这个问题上存在分歧。
    Each country differs on this point.
    他沉浸在往事的追忆中，忘记了我的存在。
    He was immersed in his recollection of the past and forgot about my existence.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

存在 [cúnzài]
  1. 1. exist; be
    这个现象已经存在很久了。
    矛盾是始终存在的。
    矛盾存在于一切事物发展的过程中。
    Contradiction is present in the process of development of all things.
    那个问题已经不存在了。
    That problem no longer exists.
  2. 2. existence; reality; being; presence

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

存在 [cúnzài]
  1. 1. 动 (事物)出现后没有消失;客观上具有
    目前存在的主要问题
    存在着隐患
  2. 2. 名 哲学上指独立于人的意识之外的客观物质世界
    唯物主义认为存在决定意识
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Examples

不复存在
no longer exist → 不复
长期存在的问题
a long-standing problem → 长期
把钱存在银行里
deposit money in a bank → 存
行李先存在这里，回头再来取。
Let's check our luggage here and come back for it later. → 存
那个问题已经不存在了。
That problem no longer exists. → 存在
矛盾存在于一切事物发展的过程中。
Contradiction is present in the process of development of all things. → 存在
任何事物都不是孤立地存在着的。
Nothing exists in isolation. → 孤立
不少环节上存在着问题。
Problems exist in many sectors. → 环节
这种迷信的风俗存在了很长的时间，积弊很深，改革起来比较复杂。
This form of superstition has existed for ages and is deeply rooted, so it's not so easy to bring about reform. → 积弊
他们之间存在着基本分歧。
Fundamental differences exist between them. → 基本
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Collocations

依然存在
still exist
客观存在
objective existence
存在的事物
existing entity
存在质量问题
has a quality problem
存在过
has ever existed

Word Decomposition

存
[cún] 		+ 在
[zài]

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