收获
shōuhuò
The English verb "harvest" is translated into Mandarin as 收获 (shōuhuò).
收获 means to bring in a harvest or to reap. While it is used for agricultural contexts, it is also used metaphorically to describe non-agricultural gains, such as "harvesting" knowledge or experience.
Meaning: to bring in a harvest, reap (verb)
What does it mean word for word?
The second character in 收获, 获, means to obtain or gain.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Taiwan, the term 收割 is commonly used to refer specifically to the act of harvesting crops.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
To indicate that the harvest or the act of gaining something has been completed, you can add the particle 了 after 收获 to form 收获了.
How do you pronounce it?
shōuhuò
Did you know?
- The character 获 in 收获 is the same character used in the word for 'criminal' or 'captured prisoner', linking the idea of 'obtaining' with 'capturing'.
- In Chinese culture, the concept of 'harvesting' is often linked to the Confucian idea of 'sowing' effort and 'reaping' virtue or success.
- In Mandarin, you can 'harvest' an abstract quality like 'friendship' or 'love' using 收获, treating emotional connections like a physical crop.
Examples in context
- 收获稻子时举办节日。A festival is held at the rice harvest.This sentence is useful for discussing a festival held during the rice harvest using 收获.Tatoeba #2032317 by ydcok, translation #27171 by Yepthatscool
- 这些田有很多收获。These fields produce a rich harvest.This sentence is useful for describing the yield of fields using 收获.Tatoeba #2879162 by Popolon, translation #12114609 by sundown
- 在收获季节里农民非常忙碌。Farmers are very busy during the harvest.This sentence is useful for describing how busy farmers are during the harvest season using 收获.Tatoeba #1597377 by trieuho, translation #1597378 by trieuho
- 今年的收获非常丰富。This year's harvest is very bountiful.
- 农民们正忙着收获庄稼。The farmers are busy harvesting crops.
- 昨天我们一家人一起庆祝收成。Yesterday, our family celebrated the harvest together.
- 今年的收成比去年好多了。This year's harvest is much better than last year's.
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Example conversation
Two farmers are talking about their crops after a successful season.
- 浩然 Haoran志强，今年的粮食收获了吗？Zhìqiáng, jīnnián de liángshi shōuhuò le ma?Zhiqiang, has this year's grain been harvested?
- 晓雯 Xiaowen收好了，今年的收获非常丰厚。Shōu hǎo le, jīnnián de shōuhuò fēicháng fēnghòu.It's all in, the harvest this year is very bountiful.
- 浩然 Haoran那真是太好了，你辛苦了。Nà zhēnshì tài hǎo le, nǐ xīnkǔ le.That's wonderful, you have worked hard.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen看到这些收获，一切都值得了。Kàndào zhèxiē shōuhuò, yīqiè dōu zhíd de le.Seeing this harvest, it was all worth it.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
