收割

shōugē

verb #15,980

Meanings

1 to harvest
2 to reap
3 to gather in crops

Characters

to receive; to collect; to harvest

to cut; to reap

Examples

农民们正在收割稻子。

Nóngmínmen zhèngzài shōugē dàozi.

The farmers are harvesting rice.

秋天是收割的季节。

Qiūtiān shì shōugē de jìjié.

Autumn is the harvest season.

Tips

usage

In internet slang, 收割 is used metaphorically to mean extracting money or benefits from a group, as in 收割韭菜 (harvesting leeks = fleecing investors/consumers).

Stroke Order

收 shōu

割 gē