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存放 (cún fàng) — to store or leave (something) with someone for safekeeping; to deposit (money)

Definition

存放 means 'to store, to deposit' and is broader than 存款 (bank money only) or 存 (more common for money/data). Use 存放 for things left with someone or put somewhere for safekeeping.

verb
to store or leave (something) with someone for safekeepingto deposit (money)

Examples

  • 。
    Wǒ bǎ dōng tiān yī fu cún fàng zài guì zi lǐ.
    I store my winter clothes in the wardrobe.
  • 存放。
    Wǒ zài yín háng cún fàng le yì bǐ qián.
    I deposited a sum of money at the bank.
  • ，。
    Wǒ chū guó qī jiān, bǎ yào shi cún fàng zài lín jū nà lǐ.
    While I was abroad, I left the keys with my neighbor.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

存cúnstore
放fàngput

存 means to keep or store and 放 means to put, so the parts combine to mean storing something.

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
子子zǐ
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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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
攵Written in full as攴pūhand, action
Sound part声符shēngfú
方
方fāng放fàng
Same sound today

放 uses 方 for its sound and 攵, a hand/action part, to mark an action of release.

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HSK 3.0 Level 5Business & Commerce

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