Definition
不复存在 is a formal, compound verb phrase meaning 'no longer exist' or 'cease to exist'. The character 复 means 'again' here, so the literal meaning is 'not again exist'. It is used in written or spoken formal contexts to indicate that something has disappeared completely. This phrase functions as a predicate and typically does not take an object (e.g., 希望不复存在 'hope no longer exists'), though it can be followed by 了 for a change-of-state reading.
v
no longer existto exist no more
Examples
- 不复存在。Tā de xīwàng yǐjīng bú le.His hope no longer exists.
- ，不复存在。Suízhe shíjiān tuīyí, nà zuò gǔchéng zǎo yǐ bú.With the passage of time, that ancient city has long ceased to exist.
- 不复存在。Zhè zhǒng chuántǒng yíshì zài xiàndài shèhuì yǐjīng bú.This traditional ceremony no longer exists in modern society.
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