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Definition
To deposit money, or the money deposited in a bank account.
- money deposited in a bank account; deposit
- to deposit money in a bank
neutralmoney
How it's used
Refers specifically to the balance held in a bank account rather than general savings kept at home. While it sounds formal in spoken Cantonese, it is the standard term used in banking and financial contexts. People often use 儲蓄 or 錢 when talking about personal savings in casual conversation.
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Is your bank deposit enough to buy a flat?
He took out all his savings to spend.
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Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe physical cash kept in a piggy bank or under a mattress, as it implies a formal financial institution is involved.
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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.
