Meaning
to amass; to accumulate; to store; old; long-standing
Chinese: 积累、堆积。一点点聚集起来。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ji” becomes a different word in each tone. 积 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 积极jī jíactive; energetic; vigorous; positive (outlook)
- 面积miàn jīarea (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area; tract of land
- 积极性jī jí xìngzeal; initiative; enthusiasm; activity
- 积累jī lěito accumulate; accumulation; cumulative; cumulatively
- 体积tǐ jīvolume (amount of space an object occupies)
Example Sentence
知识需要一点一点地积累。Zhī shi xū yào yì diǎn yì diǎn de jī lěi.Knowledge needs to be accumulated bit by bit.
知识Zhī shiknowledge需要xū yàoto need一点一点yì diǎn yì diǎnlittle by little地积de jīland area累lěito accumulate。