Usage note
‘存’用来表示保存或储存的意思，比如存钱、存东西等。
cún liàoyòng bǎolǎng huòsǔn de yìsi, rúkě cún qián、cún dōngxi zhēnme.
'存' is used to mean saving or storing, such as saving money or keeping things.
Context note
‘存’常用于描述保存或储存的行为，比如在银行存钱，在家里存东西。
cún cháng yòngyú míngsù bǎolǎng huò sǔn de hánxíng, rúkě zài yínháng cún qián、zài jīntiān cún dōngxi.
'存' is commonly used to describe saving or storing actions, such as keeping money in a bank or storing things at home.
5 examples
妈妈让我把钱存在银行里。
mā ma ràng wǒ bǎ qián cún zài yín háng lǐ。
Mom asked me to save the money in the bank.
我存了一些书在家里。
wǒ cún le yì xiē shū zài jiā lǐ。
I stored some books at home.
这个盒子可以用来存东西。
zhè ge hé zi kě yǐ yòng lái cún dōng xī。
This box can be used to store things.
我们把文件存在电脑里。
wǒ men bǎ wén jiàn cún zài diàn nǎo lǐ。
We saved the files on the computer.
他存了一些钱在储蓄罐里。
tā cún le yì xiē qián zài chǔ xù guàn lǐ。
He put some money in a piggy bank.
5 mini stories
小明每天上学前都会把作业存在电脑里。
xiǎo míng měi tiān shàng xué qián dōu huì bǎ zuò yè cún zài diàn nǎo lǐ。
Xiaoming would always save his homework on the computer before going to school every day.
妈妈提醒我存一些钱在银行里，以备不时之需。
mā ma tí xǐng wǒ cún yì xiē qián zài yín háng lǐ， yǐ bèi bù shí zhī xū。
Mom reminded me to keep some money in the bank for emergencies.
我们把照片存在云盘里，这样可以随时查看。
wǒ men bǎ zhào piàn cún zài yún pán lǐ， zhè yàng kě yǐ suí shí chá kàn。
We saved our photos on the cloud disk so we can check them anytime.
姐姐教妹妹如何在手机上存文件。
jiě jie jiào mèi mei rú hé zài shǒu jī shàng cún wén jiàn。
The older sister taught her younger sister how to save files on her phone.
爷爷把旧书存在书房里，以便将来阅读。
yé ye bǎ jiù shū cún zài shū fáng lǐ， yǐ biàn jiāng lái yuè dú。
Grandpa stored the old books in the study for future reading.
Mini dialogue
存零花钱
A
你存了多少零花钱了？
Nǐ cún le duōshao línghuāqián le?
How much pocket money have you saved?
B
我存了一百块，想买一本新书。
Wǒ cún le yībǎi kuài, xiǎng mǎi yī běn xīn shū.
I've saved 100 yuan; I want to buy a new book.
存食物
A
妈妈把蛋糕存在冰箱里了。
Māma bǎ dàngāo cún zài bīngxiāng lǐ le.
Mom stored the cake in the fridge.
B
太好了，我们明天可以吃。
Tài hǎo le, wǒmen míngtiān kěyǐ chī.
Great, we can eat it tomorrow.
Related words and contrasts
similar
保存
bǎocún
to keep; to preserve
Often used for keeping things safe or saving files.
related
放
fàng
to put; to place
A more general word for putting something somewhere.