How to say “deposit” in Chinese
deposit; deposit money in a bank
“Deposit” in Chinese is 存款, cún kuǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
存款 is read cún kuǎn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
In 罚款 and 存款 it means “a sum of money”.
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 “存款”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 存款. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他在银行有不少存款tāzàiyínhángyǒubùshǎocúnkuǎnHe has quite a lot of savings in the bank.
- 他用一半存款买了股票。tāyòngyíbàncúnkuǎnmǎilegǔpiàoHe spent half of his savings on shares.
More words from the lesson “Rich and poor”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “deposit” in Chinese?
“Deposit” in Chinese is 存款, pinyin cúnkuǎn.
What does 存款 mean?
存款 (cúnkuǎn) means “deposit; deposit money in a bank”.
How do you write 存款?
存款 is 2 characters: 存 (cún) — store, keep; exist; 款 (kuǎn) — sum of money; clause. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 存款?
存款 is read cúnkuǎn. Tones: cún — second tone, kuǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“deposit” in the lesson “Rich and poor”
This word is from the topic “Economy” of HSK 5. 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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