cyu5 cyun4儲存储存

Jyutpingcyu5 cyun4

Yalechyúh chyùhn

動詞Common

Definition

To store, stockpile, or save up goods or digital data for future use.

to store or stockpile physical goods or resources for future use
technicalto save computer data, information, or system state to memory

neutraltechnologydaily actions

How it's used

While 儲存 is standard for digital contexts like saving files or data, it sounds quite formal or technical when used for physical objects. In everyday speech, people prefer using 收埋 or 儲起 to describe keeping things away for later use. Using 儲存 for physical items often implies a more systematic or industrial scale of storage.

Examples

nei5你cyu5儲cyun4存zo2咗di1啲soeng3相jap6入heoi3去din6電nou5腦mei6未aa4呀？

Have you saved the photos into the computer yet?

ni1呢di1啲loeng4糧sik6食jiu3要cyu5儲cyun4存hou2好，m4唔hou2好bei3畀lou5老syu2鼠ngaau5咬。

These food supplies must be stored well, don't let the rats bite them.

Related words

synonymcou5 hei2儲起chóuh héisynonymsau1 maai4收埋sāu màihsee alsocou5 cin2儲錢chóuh chín

Common phrases

cyu5儲cyun4存sou3數geoi3據

to store data

cyu5儲cyun4存dong2檔on3案

to save a file

Common mistake

Learners often use 儲存 for saving money, but the correct term for that is 儲錢. 儲存 is almost exclusively used for objects, data, or supplies, not for personal savings.