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存 (cún) — to deposit (money in a bank); to store, to keep (data, food, items); to exist, to survive

Definition

存 (cún) means 'to exist / to survive' (transitive: to keep, store, or deposit — money, data, food). In the 'exist' sense it's the transitive verb form of 存在; 在 is locational, not existential. Collocates with 钱 (save/deposit money).

verb
to deposit (money in a bank)to storeto keep (data, food, items)to existto survive
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Examples

  • 存。
    Wǒ dǎ suàn měi gè yuè cún yì qiān kuài qián.
    I plan to deposit a thousand yuan every month.
  • 。
    Bǎ shèng xià de cài cún zài bīng xiāng lǐ ba.
    Put the leftover food in the fridge.
  • 。
    Zhè ge chuán tǒng yǐ jīng cún zài le hǎo jǐ bǎi nián.
    This tradition has existed for several hundred years.
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