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    Using 收成 (shōuchéng) to express "to harvest" or "harvest"

    Actions & Events
    Result & Consequence

    Structure

    收成 + Noun / Verb + 收成

    Explanation

    收成 (shōuchéng) can function as both a verb meaning "to harvest" and a noun meaning "harvest" or "crop yield." It refers to the gathering of mature crops and is commonly used in agricultural and figurative contexts about results and returns.

    Examples

    • 今年的收成比去年好多了。

      Jīnnián de shōuchéng bǐ qùnián hǎo duō le.

      This year's harvest is much better than last year's.

    • 农民们正忙着收成地里的玉米。

      Nóngmínmen zhèng máng zhe shōuchéng dì lǐ de yùmǐ.

      The farmers are busy harvesting the corn in the fields.

    • 天气不好，今年的收成让人担心。

      Tiānqì bù hǎo, jīnnián de shōuchéng ràng rén dānxīn.

      The weather is bad, and this year's harvest is worrying.

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