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储藏

Word · VerbTraditional儲藏

store up; preserve; contain (resources)

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to store up; to preserve; to put away for safekeeping

neutral

Often refers to storing physical items like food, documents, or tools in a designated place.

Dōng冬
tiān天
lái来
lín临
qián前
 ,
wǒ我
men们
yào要
chǔ储
cáng藏
zú足
gòu够
de的
liáng粮
shi食
 。

Before winter comes, we need to store up enough grain.

Tā他
bǎ把
shōu收
cáng藏
de的
gǔ古
dǒng董
dōu都
chǔ储
cáng藏
zài在
dì地
xià下
shì室
 。

He stores all his collected antiques in the basement.

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Shí食
pǐn品
chǔ储
cáng藏
shì室
yào要
bǎo保
chí持
gān干
zào燥
 。

The food storage room must be kept dry.

2.

verb

to contain; to hold; to have reserves of (resources)

formal

Used in geology, economics, and resource management to describe the amount or presence of natural resources like minerals, oil, or energy.

Zhè这
gè个
dì地
qū区
de的
shí石
yóu油
chǔ储
cáng藏
liàng量
fēi非
cháng常
fēng丰
fù富
 。

This region has very rich reserves of petroleum.

Kē科
xué学
jiā家
zhèng正
zài在
tàn探
cè测
hǎi海
dǐ底
de的
kuàng矿
chǎn产
zī资
yuán源
chǔ储
cáng藏
qíng情
kuàng况
 。

Scientists are exploring the mineral resource deposits on the seabed.

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Gāi该
guó国
tiě铁
kuàng矿
chǔ储
cáng藏
fēng丰
fù富
 ,
dàn但
kāi开
cǎi采
jì技
shù术
luò落
hòu后
 。

The country has abundant iron ore reserves, but its mining technology is backward.