Chinese word

存款

Pronunciation

Pinyincún kuǎn

Meaning

  • noundeposit

Example

我在银行有五千块存款。wǒ zài yín háng yǒu wǔ qiān kuài cún kuǎn

I have a deposit of 5,000 yuan at the bank.

Illustration for 存款 (deposit)

More examples

这笔存款已被冻结，需要提供身份证明。zhè bǐ cún kuǎn yǐ bèi dòng jié xū yào tí gōng shēn fèn zhèng míng

This deposit has been frozen, so identification must be provided.

Core concept

Money set aside in an account, covering both the act of putting it there and the funds kept there.

Common phrases

  • 定期存款dìng qī cún kuǎn

    fixed-term deposit

  • 活期存款huó qī cún kuǎn

    demand deposit

  • 存款利率cún kuǎn lì lǜ

    deposit interest rate

Similar words

储蓄chǔ xù: Money kept instead of spent so it can be used later.
余额yú é: The current amount of money that remains available in an account or on a card.
账户zhàng hù: A bank record that tracks money coming in and going out.
定期存款dìng qī cún kuǎn: A deposit locked in for a set period and paid back with interest when that period ends.

Definition in Chinese

在银行或其他金融机构把钱存入账户，成为可提取或计息的款项。zài yín háng huò qí tā jīn róng jī gòu bǎ qián cún rù zhàng hù chéng wéi kě tí qǔ huò jì xī de kuǎn xiàng

Word origin

存款 (cúnkuǎn, "deposit") combines 存 (cún, "keep") with 款 (kuǎn, "funds"), so it names money kept with a bank or similar institution.

Usage tips

  • English uses deposit for both the money and the act, but everyday Chinese often uses 存钱 (cúnqián, "put money into savings") for the act and 存款 (cúnkuǎn, "deposit") for the funds or banking term.

Other meanings

  • savingsnoun
  • make a depositverb

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