personal savings; private reserve funds
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
personal savings; private funds; nest egg
Refers to money or valuables accumulated secretly by an individual, often implying it is kept separate from family or public funds. Can carry a neutral or slightly secretive connotation.
Tā他
bù不
dé得
bù不
dòng动
yòng用
sī私
xù蓄
lái来
zhī支
fù付
áng昂
guì贵
de的
yī医
liáo疗
fèi费
yòng用
。
He had to draw on his personal savings to pay for the expensive medical costs.
Zhè这
shì是
tā她
duō多
nián年
lái来
tōu偷
tōu偷
jī积
zǎn攒
de的
sī私
xù蓄
。
This is the private nest egg she has been secretly accumulating for many years.
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Wèi为
le了
chuàng创
yè业
，
tā他
hào耗
jìn尽
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
sī私
xù蓄
。
To start his business, he exhausted all his private savings.