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日积月累

日积月累 — “To accumulate over a long period”

日积月累 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to accumulate over a long period”. To build up gradually day by day and month by month. Literally, “day accumulate month accumulate”.

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日积月累 Pronunciation and Pinyin

日积月累 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
日
rì4sun, day, Japan
积
jī10accumulate, product
月
yuè4moon or month
累
lěi11tired, accumulate, burden

Example Sentence with 日积月累

学习一门新技能需要日积月累的练习和耐心。
Learning a new skill requires daily accumulation of practice and patience.

Idioms Related to 日积月累

Synonyms of 日积月累

  • chéng成nián年lěi累yuè月for months and years on end
  • jī积shǎo少chéng成duō多Many a little makes a mickle

Antonyms of 日积月累

  • yī一pù曝shí十hán寒Inconsistent effort
  • huī挥huò霍wú无dù度spend lavishly without restraint

More idioms starting with 日

  • rì日shàng上sān三gān竿It's late morning, time to get up
  • rì日xià下wú无shuāng双Unparalleled in the capital
  • rì日bù不wǒ我yǔ与Time waits for no one
  • rì日bù不xiá暇jǐ给too busy to spare time
  • rì日bù不yí移yǐng影in an instant
  • rì日bù不yí移guǐ晷in an instant
  • rì日dōng东yuè月xī西separated by a great distance
  • rì日zhōng中wéi为shì市market at noon
  • rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃What goes up must come down
  • rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃,,yuè月mǎn满zé则kuī亏What goes up must come down
  • rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃,,yuè月yíng盈zé则shí食Things decline after reaching their peak
  • rì日zhōng中zé则yí移at peak, things decline

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Questions about 日积月累

What does 日积月累 mean?

日积月累 (rì jī yuè lěi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to accumulate over a long period”.

How do you pronounce 日积月累?

日积月累 is pronounced rì jī yuè lěi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 日积月累 literally mean?

Literally, 日积月累 means “day accumulate month accumulate”. It is used to mean “to accumulate over a long period”.

What is the Chinese definition of 日积月累?

一天一天地、一月一月地不断积累。指长时间不断地积累。

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