cyu5 cyun4貯存贮存
Jyutpingcyu5 cyun4
Yalechyúh chyùhn
Definition
To store or keep in storage.
neutraltechnologydaily actions
How it's used
While 貯存 is technically correct, it is a more formal or written term often seen in software interfaces or technical contexts. In everyday spoken Cantonese, people almost exclusively use 儲存 or even just 擺嚟儲 when talking about keeping things.
Examples
I have stored all these photos in the cloud.
Do you still have space to store more files?
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Common mistake
Learners often use 貯存 in casual conversation where it sounds overly stiff or academic. Use 儲存 for general digital or physical storage, and reserve 貯存 for formal documentation or technical specifications.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
