粵

殘caan4存cyun4

simp残存
caan4 cyun4cán cún

English

  1. to survive
  2. remnant
  3. only remaining; left over; the little amount left over when something is not thoroughly removed

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 僅餘;淨低;冇清除乾淨而留低落嚟嘅少量

Examples

  • 大熊猫是一种残存的古动物。

    The giant panda is a surviving ancient animal species.

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  • 網上書店同連鎖書店盛行,只有少數小書店能夠殘存落嚟。

    Online bookstores and chain bookstores are very popular, that only a few small bookshops can survive.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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