tích lũy
Definition
Verb:
- To accumulate: To gather or collect something gradually over time, often resulting in an increasing amount or quantity.
- To amass: To bring together a large quantity of something, such as wealth, knowledge, or resources.
Noun (Economics):
- Accumulation: The process of capital or wealth formation, where a portion of income or profit is saved and reinvested to increase future production or assets.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cô ấy tích lũy kinh nghiệm qua nhiều năm làm việc. (She accumulates experience through many years of work.)
- Chúng ta nên tích lũy tiền để mua nhà. (We should save up money to buy a house.)
- Noun:
- Tích lũy tư bản là yếu tố quan trọng cho tăng trưởng kinh tế. (Capital accumulation is an important factor for economic growth.)
Advanced Usage
- "Tích lũy ban đầu" (Initial accumulation): Often refers to the initial capital accumulation phase in economics or business.
- Giai đoạn tích lũy ban đầu của doanh nghiệp rất khó khăn. (The initial accumulation phase of the business is very difficult.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tích trữ (v): To stockpile, to store up. Often used for physical goods or supplies.
- Nông dân tích trữ thóc cho mùa đông. (Farmers stockpile rice for the winter.)
- Tích góp (v): To save up bit by bit, to gather little by little.
- Anh ấy tích góp từng đồng để đi du học. (He saves up every penny to study abroad.)
Synonyms
- Accumulate: To gather an increasing number or quantity of something.
- Amass: To collect something, especially in large quantities.
- Stockpile: To accumulate a large stock of goods or materials.
Related Idioms
- "Tích tiểu thành đại": Literally "accumulate small things to become big." Equivalent to "Many a little makes a mickle" or "Great things come from small beginnings."
- Hãy tiết kiệm, tích tiểu thành đại. (Be frugal; small savings accumulate into a large amount.)