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active
to accumulate
area
volume
to pile up
deposits accumulated over long periods
to save
to save bit by bit
to accumulate
dot product
for a long time
land area
Notice where 积 sits in each complete thought.
These adjectives are all positive.
Source: Tatoeba #3289602 · CC BY 2.0 FRWhat is the size of this district's greenery area?
Source: Tatoeba #420368 · CC BY 2.0 FRThe bird was half the size of a hawk.
Source: Tatoeba #604476 · CC BY 2.0 FRThe young man is both capable and energetic, needless to say.
Source: Tatoeba #3709324 · CC BY 2.0 FRHis speech has had a positive effect on all of his coworkers.
Source: Tatoeba #2938654 · CC BY 2.0 FRI want to just focus on the positive.
Source: Tatoeba #5631888 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.