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丰收 (fēng shōu) — to have a bumper harvest (of crops); (figurative) to yield abundant results (in art, work, etc.)

Definition

丰收 (fēngshōu) is literally 'bumper harvest' — used for crops, then figuratively for a rich yield of results. Unlike 收获, it is a verb and emphasizes abundance, not the act of gathering.

verb
to have a bumper harvest (of crops)(figurative) to yield abundant results (in art, work, etc.)

Examples

  • ，丰收。
    Jīn nián yǔ shuǐ chōng zú, liáng shi fēng shōu le.
    This year had plenty of rain, and the grain had a bumper harvest.
  • 丰收，。
    Tā zài kē xué yán jiū shàng qǔ dé le fēng shōu, fā biǎo le duō piān zhòng yào lùn wén.
    He achieved a bumper harvest in scientific research, publishing many important papers.
  • 丰收。
    Zhè ge huà jiā de zuò pǐn zài zhǎn lǎn shàng zài cì fēng shōu.
    This painter's works had another bumper harvest at the exhibition.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

丰fēngabundant
收shōuharvest

丰 (abundant) and 收 (harvest) together mean a harvest that is abundant.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 豐; 丰 is its simplified writing.

For the traditional form 豐, the drawing shows a pot full of plants above another pot. The simplified 丰 is the form you are learning.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
攴攴pū
Sound part声符shēngfú
丩
丩jiū收shōu
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

收 uses 攴 to show an action and 丩 as a sound clue; the old meaning was 'to arrest.'

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HSK 3.0 Level 6HSK 2.0 Level 6Agriculture & Farming

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