歉收 (qiàn shōu) — to have a poor harvest; crop failure

Definition

Examples

• 今年因为干旱，很多地方都歉收了。
  Jīn nián yīn wèi gān hàn, hěn duō dì fāng dōu qiàn shōu le.
  This year, due to drought, many places had a poor harvest.
• 他们家的稻田歉收了，收成减少了一半。
  Tā men jiā de dào tián qiàn shōu le, shōu cheng jiǎn shǎo le yí bàn.
  Their paddy field had a crop failure, and the yield was cut in half.
• 连续三年歉收让农民们非常发愁。
  Lián xù sān nián qiàn shōu ràng nóng mín men fēi cháng fā chóu.
  Three consecutive years of poor harvests made the farmers very worried.