积累 (jī lěi) — to accumulate

Definition

To accumulate gradually over time, often of abstract things like experience, knowledge, or savings. Stronger and more literary than 积攒 (saving bit by bit); a more general verb than 积 (which also means to integrate in math).

verb
to accumulate

Examples

  • 积累
    Tā zài gōng zuò zhōng nǔ lì jī lěi jīng yàn.
    He works hard to accumulate experience at work.
  • 积累
    Měi tiān dú shū kě yǐ jī lěi gèng duō de zhī shi.
    Reading every day allows you to accumulate more knowledge.
  • 积累
    Tā tōng guò cún qián jī lěi le bù shǎo qián.
    He accumulated quite a bit of money by saving.

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