歉收

qiànshōu

verb #51,015

Meanings

HSK 5

歉收让农民收入大减。

Qiànshōu ràng nóngmín shōurù dà jiǎn.

The poor harvest caused farmers' incomes to drop sharply.

HSK 5

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.

HSK 7-9

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.

usage

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

歉 qiàn

收 shōu