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存在主义

cún zài zhǔ yìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
existentialism
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-96e8938d5aa10160. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

存在主義 存在主义 [cun2 zai4 zhu3 yi4] /existentialism/

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Other forms in these source records: 存在主義

  • 存
    cún

    to exist / to deposit / to store / to keep / to survive

  • 在
    zài

    to exist; to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

  • 主
    zhǔ

    owner / master / host / individual or party concerned / God / Lord / main / to indicate or signify / trump card (in card games)

  • 义
    yì

    justice / righteousness / meaning / foster (father etc) / adopted / artificial (tooth, limb etc) / relationship / friendship

    Yì

    surname Yi / (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yì dà lì])

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