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攒

cuán · cuan/zǎn · zan

Traditional 攢

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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cuán 攢

  1. to bring together

zǎn 攢

  1. to collect
  2. to hoard
  3. to accumulate
  4. to save
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Saving for headphones

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)攒(zǎn)了(le)半年(bànnián)的(de)钱(qián)，终于(zhōngyú)可以(kěyǐ)买(mǎi)新(xīn)耳机(ěrjī)了(le)。

    I saved up for half a year. Now I can finally buy new headphones.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)每个月(měigèyuè)攒(zǎn)多少(duōshao)？

    How much do you save each month?

  3. Liangliang

    每个月(měigèyuè)攒(zǎn)五百(wǔbǎi)块(kuài)。

    Five hundred yuan a month.

  4. Dengdeng

    这么(zhème)多(duō)！你(nǐ)不(bù)吃饭(chīfàn)吗(ma)？

    That much! Don't you eat?

  5. Liangliang

    吃(chī)，我(wǒ)走路(zǒulù)上班(shàngbān)，所以(suǒyǐ)攒(zǎn)得(de)多(duō)。可是(kěshì)鞋(xié)坏(huài)了(le)，新(xīn)的(de)要(yào)五百(wǔbǎi)，又(yòu)要(yào)攒(zǎn)半年(bànnián)了(le)。

    I do. I walk to work, so I save more. But my shoes broke. New ones cost five hundred. I must save for another half year.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)工(gōng)作(zuò)是(shì)为(wèi)了(le)攒(zǎn)大(dà)学(xué)学(xué)费(fèi)。

I am working to save for my college tuition.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

大(dà)家(jiā)攒(cuán)在(zài)一(yì)起(qǐ)，商(shāng)量(liang)周(zhōu)末(mò)的(de)活(huó)动(dòng)。

Everyone gathered together to discuss weekend activities.

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