收冬

shōudōng

noun

Meanings

1 harvest season
2 autumn harvest time

Characters

to gather / receive

Examples

收冬时节，田里到处是忙碌的农民。

Shōudōng shíjié, tiánlǐ dàochù shì mánglù de nóngmín.

During harvest season, the fields are full of busy farmers.

收冬一过，村里就闲下来了。

Shōudōng yī guò, cūnlǐ jiù xián xiàlái le.

Once the harvest is over, the village settles into slow time.

Tips

register

Rural / dialectal. 收 (to gather in) + 冬 (winter), literally "gathering [crops before] winter," i.e. the late-autumn harvest. Modern standard Chinese tends to use 秋收 (autumn harvest) instead.

Stroke Order

收 shōu

冬 dōng