储蓄

chǔ xù

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. to deposit money
2. to save
3. savings

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 花费 huā fèi 花费 huā fèi expense 与储蓄相反，把钱用掉: expense

Related words

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• 积蓄 jī xù 积蓄 jī xù to save; to put aside 作为名词，指积存的钱: to save; to put aside
• 存款 cún kuǎn 存款 cún kuǎn to deposit money (in a bank etc) 存下的钱，也指存钱的行为: to deposit money (in a bank etc)

Synonyms

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• 存钱 cún qián 存钱 cún qián to deposit money 把不用的钱存起来: to deposit money

Usage notes

Collocations

储蓄 usually takes abstract objects like '钱' or '财富', not specific amounts like '一百元'; use 存 for that.

Common mistakes

Don't use 储蓄 when you mean to put money into a bank account for a specific purchase; that's 存 (钱). 储蓄 implies a habitual act of saving for the future.

Example Sentences

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我每个月都会 储蓄 一部分工资。

I save a portion of my salary every month.

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Words Containing 储蓄

• 个人储蓄 个人储蓄 gè rén chǔ xù: personal savings
• 储蓄卡 储蓄卡 chǔ xù kǎ: debit card
• 储蓄帐户 储蓄帐户 chǔ xù zhàng hù: savings account (in bank)
• 储蓄率 储蓄率 chǔ xù lǜ: savings rate
• 定期储蓄 定期储蓄 dìng qī chǔ xù: fixed deposit (banking)

Child Words of 储蓄

• 储 储 chǔ: (bound form) to store
• 蓄 蓄 xù: to store up