储蓄

chǔ xù · HSK 7

to save

🏦💰 chǔ xù sounds like CHOOSE SHOE — you choose which shoe to stash cash in

储 (store) + 蓄 (accumulate): both characters carry the idea of holding onto something over time. Together they mean saving money, like a piggy bank slowly filling up.

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