攒钱

攢錢

zǎnqián

verb

Meanings

我正在攒钱买房。

Wǒzhèng zài zǎnqián mǎifáng.

I'm saving up to buy an apartment.

他每个月攒一千块钱。

Tā měigè yuè zǎn yīqiān kuài qián.

He sets aside a thousand yuan a month.

不攒钱以后怎么养老?

Bù zǎnqián yǐhòu zěnme yǎnglǎo?

If you don't save, how will you support yourself in old age?

usage

攒 specifically means to accumulate bit by bit. 存钱 (cún qián) is closer to "to deposit / save in a bank"; 攒钱 focuses on the act of hoarding over time.

攒 zǎn

钱 qián