HSK 4 · Verbs

积累 jīlěi “to accumulate” in Chinese

Traditional 積累

What 积累 means

  1. to accumulate
  2. accumulation
  3. cumulative
  4. cumulatively

How to say 积累

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale积jī1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale累lěi3rd tone, dipping

积累 in a sentence

  1. 学语言要每天积累词汇。

    Xué yǔyán yào měitiān jīlěi cíhuì.

    When you learn a language, you need to build up your vocabulary every day.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 他在这家公司积累了很多经验。

    Tā zài zhè jiā gōngsī jīlěi le hěn duō jīngyàn.

    He gained a lot of experience at this company.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 积累 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 积 (jī) with each of its parts in a different colour
积jīto amass; to accumulate; to store up
  • 禾grain · héMeaning part
  • 只only · zhǐSound part

禾 hints at the meaning (grain); 只 (zhǐ) hints at the sound. Compare it with jī.

The character 累 (lèi) with each of its parts in a different colour
累lěito accumulate
  • 田field · tián
  • 糸silk · mì

How to write 积累

积 10 strokes · 累 11 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

积累 (jīlěi) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 积累 (jīlěi). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 积累

Words with 积

积极jījí · active面积miànjī · area (of a floor or piece of land)堆积duījī · to pile up体积tǐjī · volume

Words with 累

累lèi · tired

More words: Common Verbs

好像hǎoxiàng · as if活动huódòng · activity获得huòdé · to obtain降落jiàngluò · to descend继续jìxù · to continue寄jì · to send坚持jiānchí · to persevere with减肥jiǎnféi · to lose weight

FAQs

积累 (jīlěi) means “to accumulate” or “accumulation”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it jīlěi: jī with a 1st tone, then lěi with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 积累 is written 積累. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jilei with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 积累 from the suggestions. Typing jilei into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
积累 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.