积蓄 jīxù to save
to save; to put aside; savings
How to remember 积蓄: 积 store up + 蓄 to store = to save.
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- Savings, or to save up (money/energy) - 花光了所有积蓄 (huāguāng le suǒyǒu jīxù) spent all one's savings; 积蓄力量 (jīxù lìliàng) to build up strength.
- As a noun it means the nest egg you've put aside; slightly more formal than 存款 (bank deposits). Also verbal for storing up energy or power.