储蓄

儲蓄

chǔxù

noun HSK 7-9 #11,570

Meanings

1 savings
2 to save money; to deposit

Characters

to store; to save up

to accumulate; to store

Both characters mean 'to store/accumulate,' emphasizing the idea of building up reserves.

Examples

他把一半工资存进储蓄账户。

Tā bǎ yíbàn gōngzī cún jìn chǔxù zhànghù.

He puts half his salary into a savings account.

年轻人应该养成储蓄的习惯。

Niánqīngrén yīnggāi yǎngchéng chǔxù de xíguàn.

Young people should develop a habit of saving.

Tips

culture

China has one of the highest household savings rates in the world. The concept of 储蓄 is deeply cultural — parents often maintain 储蓄 specifically for their children's education and marriage, sometimes starting from birth.

Stroke Order

储 chǔ

蓄 xù