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    Expressing "currently existing" with 现存 (xiàncún) as a verb

    Aspect & Tense
    Existence & Possession

    Structure

    现存 + 的 + Noun

    Explanation

    现存 (xiàncún) means "to still exist" or "to be extant" and indicates that something has survived to the present day. Used as a verb, it emphasizes the continued existence of something that might otherwise have disappeared over time.

    Examples

    • 这座古桥已经现存了八百多年。

      zhè zuò gǔ qiáo yǐjīng xiàncún le bā bǎi duō nián.

      This ancient bridge has existed for over eight hundred years.

    • 这种珍稀动物目前仅现存于中国西南部。

      zhè zhǒng zhēnxī dòngwù mùqián jǐn xiàncún yú zhōngguó xīnánbù.

      This rare animal currently only exists in southwestern China.

    • 那批文献奇迹般地现存至今。

      nà pī wénxiàn qíjì bān de xiàncún zhìjīn.

      That batch of documents has miraculously survived to this day.

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