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积累 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say jīlěi slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
积累是指通过持续的努力和时间，逐渐增加某方面的知识或经验。例如，学习一门语言需要不断积累词汇和语法知识。
jīlěi shì zhǐ qíng kàn gè chéng lì yǔ shí jiān ， jú cù zēng jiā mǒu fāng miàn de zhishi huò jīng yàn 。
积累 means gradually increasing knowledge or experience through continuous effort and time. For example, learning a language requires constantly accumulating vocabulary and grammar knowledge.
Context note
积累常见于描述学习、工作或生活中的经验累积。例如，父母可能会告诉孩子要通过努力学习来积累知识。
jīlěi cháng jiàn yú miáo huì xuéxí 、 gōngzuò huò shēnghuó zhōng de jingyàn jīlěi 。 rúkě ， fùmǔ kě néng huì shuō zhe yào tōngguò nǔlì xuéxí lái jīlěi zhishi 。
Accumulation is commonly used to describe the accumulation of experience in learning, work, or daily life. For example, parents might tell children that they should accumulate knowledge through hard study.
5 examples
积累知识很重要。
jī lěi zhī shi hěn zhòng yào。
It's important to accumulate knowledge.
每天学习一点，可以积累很多知识。
měi tiān xué xí yì diǎn， kě yǐ jī lěi hěn duō zhī shi。
Learning a little every day can accumulate a lot of knowledge.
他通过阅读积累了丰富的词汇。
tā tōng guò yuè dú jī lěi le fēng fù de cí huì。
He accumulated rich vocabulary by reading.
这个项目需要我们积累更多的经验。
zhè ge xiàng mù xū yào wǒ men jī lěi gèng duō de jīng yàn。
This project requires us to accumulate more experience.
她通过旅行积累了对不同文化的了解。
tā tōng guò lǚ xíng jī lěi le duì bù tóng wén huà de liǎo jiě。
She accumulated an understanding of different cultures through travel.
5 mini stories
小明每天读英语，积累了很多单词和语法知识。
xiǎo míng měi tiān dú yīng yǔ， jī lěi le hěn duō dān cí hé yǔ fǎ zhī shi。
Xiaoming reads English every day and accumulates a lot of vocabulary and grammar knowledge.
妈妈告诉小红要通过努力学习来积累经验。
mā ma gào sù xiǎo hóng yào tōng guò nǔ lì xué xí lái jī lěi jīng yàn。
Mom tells Xiaohong to accumulate experience through hard work and study.
他通过做志愿者工作积累了社会经验。
tā tōng guò zuò zhì yuàn zhě gōng zuò jī lěi le shè huì jīng yàn。
He accumulated social experience by doing volunteer work.
她每天练习钢琴，逐渐积累了很多曲目。
tā měi tiān liàn xí gāng qín， zhú jiàn jī lěi le hěn duō qǔ mù。
She practices the piano every day and gradually accumulates many pieces.
他通过阅读历史书籍积累了丰富的历史文化知识。
tā tōng guò yuè dú lì shǐ shū jí jī lěi le fēng fù de lì shǐ wén huà zhī shi。
He accumulated rich historical knowledge by reading history books.