日积月累

rì jī yuè lěi

to build up over time

Character by character

日rì
day

积jī
gather

月yuè
month

累lěi
accumulate

词汇量是靠日积月累得来的。

A big vocabulary is built up little by little.

Tone: neutral.

累 is lěi here.

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