Chinese word

累计

Pronunciation

Pinyinlěi jì

Meaning

  • verbaccumulate

Example

他的欠款已累计很多。tā de qiàn kuǎn yǐ lěi jì hěn duō

His unpaid debt has already accumulated to a considerable amount.

Illustration for 累计 (accumulate)

More examples

截至目前，平台用户已累计注册一千二百万人。jié zhì mù qián píng tái yòng hù yǐ lěi jì zhù cè yì qiān èr bǎi wàn rén

So far, a total of 12 million platform users have registered.

Core concept

Separate amounts gather into one growing total.

Common phrases

  • 累计达到lěi jì dá dào

    reach a cumulative total

  • 累计超过lěi jì chāo guò

    exceed a cumulative total

  • 累计增长lěi jì zēng zhǎng

    increase cumulatively

Similar words

累积lěi jī: Increase little by little until the separate gains form a larger amount.
积累jī lěi: Gather experience, knowledge, resources, or other things little by little over time.
合计hé jì: Calculate the total by adding several numbers or amounts together.
总计zǒng jì: Calculate the grand total after adding all the numbers or amounts.

Definition in Chinese

把分次发生或各项的数值相加，得到随时间或项目增加的总和。bǎ fēn cì fā shēng huò gè xiàng de shù zhí xiāng jiā dé dào suí shí jiān huò xiàng mù zēng jiā de zǒng hé

Word origin

累计 (lěijì, "accumulate") combines 累 (lěi, "pile up") + 计 (jì, "calculate"), linking repeated additions with finding the total.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this verb often sounds more formal than necessary, so it is especially useful in written summaries, bills, and statistics.

Other meanings

  • add upverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 累计额lěi jì écumulative amountnoun
  • 累计值lěi jì zhícumulative valuenoun

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