积累
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
积累 (jīlěi) · to accumulate
积累 (jīlěi) means “to accumulate; to build up”. It is written with 2 characters: 积 (to store up) + 累 (tired). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 积累 is built
The characters
积 jī · to store up
What 积 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 只zhī — only
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 禾 gives the meaning, 只 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
累 lèi · tired
What 累 is made of
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 糸mì — silk
- 幺yāo — one
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: Simplified form of 纍; growing silk 糸 in the fields 畾; 畾 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他积累了很多工作经验。Tā jīlěi le hěn duō gōngzuò jīngyàn.He has built up a lot of work experience.
词汇要一点一点地积累。Cíhuì yào yī diǎn yī diǎn de jīlěi.Vocabulary has to be built up bit by bit.
Questions about 积累
What does 积累 mean?
积累 (jīlěi) means “to accumulate; to build up”.
How do you pronounce 积累?
积累 is pronounced jīlěi.
Which HSK level is 积累?
积累 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
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Learn 积累 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 52: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.