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存

cún · cun

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to exist
  2. to deposit
  3. to store
  4. to keep
  5. to survive
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  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)在(zài)存钱(cúnqián)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, are you saving money?

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)。我(wǒ)每天(měitiān)存(cún)五块钱(wǔkuàiqián)。

    Yes. I save five yuan every day.

  3. Liangliang

    每天(měitiān)五块(wǔkuài)！你(nǐ)存了(cúnle)多少(duōshao)了(le)？

    Five yuan a day! How much have you saved?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想想(xiǎngxiǎng)。我(wǒ)存了(cúnle)十天(shítiān)，所以(suǒyǐ)五十块(wǔshíkuài)。

    Let me think. I have saved ten days, so fifty yuan.

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)的(de)存钱罐(cúnqiánguàn)是(shì)空(kōng)的(de)！

    But your piggy bank is empty!

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)存了(cúnle)，也(yě)拿出来(náchūlái)了(le)，买了(mǎile)糖葫芦(tánghúlu)。

    I saved it, and I also took it out. I bought candied hawthorns.

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2 examples
01

她(tā)存(cún)了(le)一(yì)些(xiē)钱(qián)，以(yǐ)备(bèi)不(bù)时(shí)之(zhī)需(xū)。

She saved some money for a rainy day.

Tatoeba: Chinese by cranewang · English by paper1n0 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)把(bǎ)文(wén)件(jiàn)存(cún)到(dào)哪(nǎ)个(ge)文(wén)件(jiàn)夹(jiā)了(le)?

In which folder did you save the file?

Tatoeba: Chinese by notabene · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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