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verb / adjective HSK 5
Traditional 累計
lěi jì
to accumulate · to total up · cumulative · accumulated total

Meaning

累计 means to accumulate or add up over time, often used for statistics, totals, or figures that build progressively. It can function as a verb (to accumulate) or as an adjective (cumulative). The word emphasizes the gradual addition of amounts across a period rather than a one-time sum.

Usage

Commonly used in formal contexts like business reports, statistics, financial statements, and academic writing. You'll see it in phrases like 累计收入 (cumulative income) or 累计销售额 (total accumulated sales). Less common in casual daily conversation.

Examples

  1. 01
    该公司今年累计销售额已经超过一亿元。
    Gāi gōng sī jīn nián lěi jì xiāo shòu é yǐ jīng chāo guò yī yì yuán.
    The company's cumulative sales this year have already exceeded 100 million yuan.
  2. 02
    截至目前，我们累计培训了两千多名员工。
    Jié zhì mù qián, wǒ men lěi jì péi xùn le liǎng qiān duō míng yuán gōng.
    As of now, we have cumulatively trained over 2,000 employees.

Characters

Common collocations

  • 累计收入
    lěi jì shōu rù
    cumulative income
  • 累计销售
    lěi jì xiāo shòu
    cumulative sales
  • 累计金额
    lěi jì jīn é
    accumulated amount
  • 累计达到
    lěi jì dá dào
    to accumulate to, to reach (a total)

Origin

The character 累 originally depicted items stacked or piled up, while 计 relates to counting and calculation. Together they literally mean 'accumulated counting' or 'piled-up calculation.'

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