"savings" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 儲蓄
• 存款

Definition

指你存起來而不花的錢，通常是為了以後用在重要事情或緊急情況。它也可以指一個人已經存下來的全部金額。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個詞常用複數形式，即使指的是一筆總金額：'My savings are growing'。常見搭配有 'personal savings'、'retirement savings'、'savings account' 和 'life savings'。不要和表示「節省、節約」的 'saving' 混淆，例如 'energy saving' 或 'cost saving'。

Examples

She keeps her savings in a bank account.

她把自己的**儲蓄**放在銀行帳戶裡。

Our savings helped us buy a car.

我們的**儲蓄**幫助我們買了一輛車。

He spent all his savings last year.

他去年花光了自己所有的**儲蓄**。

I've been putting a little money into my savings every month.

我每個月都會往我的**儲蓄**裡存一點錢。

We had to dip into our savings after the roof started leaking.

屋頂開始漏水後，我們只好動用自己的**儲蓄**。

Honestly, my savings took a hit when I moved to a new city.

說實話，我搬到新城市後，我的**儲蓄**受到了不小的影響。