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    The Noun 存款 (cúnkuǎn): Deposit

    Existence & Possession

    Structure

    存款 + Verb/Predicate

    Explanation

    存款 (cúnkuǎn) is a Chinese noun meaning "deposit" in a financial context. It combines 存 (to store/save) and 款 (money/funds), and refers to money placed in a bank account for safekeeping or earning interest.

    Examples

    • 我每个月会把一部分工资存成存款。

      Wǒ měi ge yuè huì bǎ yí bùfen gōngzī cún chéng cúnkuǎn.

      Every month I save part of my salary as deposits.

    • 银行的定期存款利率最近降了不少。

      Yínháng de dìngqī cúnkuǎn lìlǜ zuìjìn jiàng le bù shǎo.

      The interest rate on the bank's fixed-term deposits has dropped quite a bit recently.

    • 她的存款已经够付房子的首付了。

      Tā de cúnkuǎn yǐjīng gòu fù fángzi de shǒufù le.

      Her savings are already enough for a down payment on a house.

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