存款 (cún kuǎn) — (verb) to deposit money (in a bank); (noun) ban…

Definition

存款 is money you put into a bank account; use 储蓄 more generally for the act of saving money. 押金 is a refundable security deposit, not a bank deposit.

verb

to deposit money (in a bank)

noun

bank savingsbank deposit

Measure word · 笔

存款。
Wǒ měi gè yuè dōu qù yín háng cún kuǎn.
I go to the bank every month to deposit money.
存款。
Tā de cún kuǎn zú gòu mǎi yí tào fáng zi.
His savings are enough to buy a house.
存款。
Dìng qī cún kuǎn de lì lǜ bǐ huó qī gāo.
The interest rate on fixed deposits is higher than on demand deposits.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

存 means to deposit and 款 means money, so the parts together mean depositing money or a deposit.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

才

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.

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

欠欠qiànlacking, desire

Sound part声符shēngfú

柰

柰nài款kuǎn

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

款 pairs 柰, a sound hint, with 欠, a part about lacking or desire.

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