储存 (chǔ cún) — to store, to stockpile | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

储存 (chǔcún) emphasizes stockpiling for future use — food, energy, data. Broader than 存放 (leaving with someone for safekeeping) and more physical/general than 存储, which leans toward data.

verb

to storeto stockpile

Examples

储存。
Wǒ men xū yào chǔ cún zú gòu de liáng shi guò dōng.
We need to store enough grain for the winter.
储存。
Zhè ge ruǎn jiàn kě yǐ chǔ cún dà liàng shù jù.
This software can store a large amount of data.
储存，。
Diàn chí kě yǐ chǔ cún diàn néng, suí shí shǐ yòng.
Batteries can store electrical energy for use at any time.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

储 and 存 both mean keeping things by, so together they emphasize putting goods away for later use.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 儲; 储 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

諸

諸zhū儲chǔ

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 儲 uses 人 as a person part and 諸 for sound. This describes 儲, not the simplified 储.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

才

才cái存cún

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

存 pairs 子 with 才, which was used for the sound.

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