歉收

qiànshōu

verb #51,015

Meanings

1 to have a poor harvest
2 crop failure; bad harvest year

Characters

deficient; insufficient

to harvest; receive

Examples

今年大旱,粮食歉收。

Jīnnián dà hàn, liángshi qiànshōu.

There was a severe drought this year, and the grain harvest was poor.

歉收让农民收入大减。

Qiànshōu ràng nóngmín shōurù dà jiǎn.

The poor harvest caused farmers' incomes to drop sharply.

连续两年歉收,农民很着急。

Liánxù liǎng nián qiànshōu, nóngmín hěn zháojí.

Two consecutive years of poor harvest — farmers are very worried.

Tips

usage

Opposite of 丰收 (fēngshōu, bumper harvest). Here 歉 carries its less common meaning of "deficient/insufficient" (rather than the more familiar "sorry" as in 抱歉).

Stroke Order

歉 qiàn

收 shōu