cyu5 cuk1 cyun4 fun2儲蓄存款储蓄存款
Jyutpingcyu5 cuk1 cyun4 fun2
Yalechyúh chūk chyùhn fún
Definition
Savings deposit
neutralmoney
How it's used
This term is formal and primarily used in banking, financial, or legal contexts. In daily life, people usually refer to the act of saving money simply as 儲錢 or 存錢. Using this full four-character term in casual conversation sounds overly stiff or like reading from a bank statement.
Examples
Do you have the habit of making savings deposits every month?
The bank said this account cannot be used for savings deposits.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a general verb for saving money, but it is a noun phrase referring specifically to the banking product or the act of depositing funds into a savings account.
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Grammar guides
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- Modal verbsHow to say can, will, may, should, must, and want. The core modal verbs of Cantonese and the differences that trip up beginners.
