To collect in Chinese: 攒 (zǎn)

zǎn

to collect

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to collect
  2. 2to hoard
  3. 3to accumulate
  4. 4to save

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ㄗㄢˇ

zǎn

/ z/ anˇ/ third tone

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  • 他攒了好几年钱才买了车。

    tā zǎn le hǎo jǐ nián qián cái mǎi le chē。

    He saved up money for years before buying a car.

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