How to say “store” in Chinese
store; deposit (money)
“Store” in Chinese is 存, cún: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
存 is read cún. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “存”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 存. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我把钱存在银行里了。wǒbǎqiáncúnzàiyínhánglileI put the money in the bank.
- 你每个月能存多少钱？nǐměigeyuènéngcúnduōshaoqiánHow much can you save a month?
- 行李可以存放在这儿吗xínglikěyǐcúnfàngzàizhèrmaCan I leave my luggage here?
- 他在银行有不少存款tāzàiyínhángyǒubùshǎocúnkuǎnHe has quite a lot of savings in the bank.
- 没有水人无法生存méiyǒushuǐ,rénwúfǎshēngcúnWithout water, people can’t survive.
- 别忘了把文件保存一下biéwànglebǎwénjiànbǎocúnyíxiàDon't forget to save the file.
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More words from the lesson “Salary and bonus”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “store” in Chinese?
“Store” in Chinese is 存, pinyin cún.
What does 存 mean?
存 (cún) means “store; deposit (money)”.
How do you write 存?
存 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 存?
存 is read cún. Tones: cún — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“store” in the lesson “Salary and bonus”
This word is from the topic “Money and numbers” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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