收获

• 拼音: shōu huò
• 汉字拆解: 收 = 丩 (to twist) + 攵 (to tap), meaning to gather; 获 = 犭(animal) + 蒦 (phonetic), originally meaning to catch prey

含义

Harvest; gains; to reap. Refers to both literal crop harvesting and figurative gains from experience.

As a verb, means to harvest crops or to gain results from effort. As a noun, refers to the harvest itself or the gains, knowledge, and experience obtained from an activity. Very commonly used figuratively in Chinese.

例句

1. 今年农民的收获比去年多。
2. 这次旅行让我收获了很多。
3. 经过一学期的学习，他收获很大。

用法指南

语境: agriculture, education, personal growth

语气: positive

正确说法

• 这次实习让我收获了很多工作经验。(This internship helped me gain a lot of work experience.)
• 秋天是收获的季节。(Autumn is the season of harvest.)

错误说法

• 我收获了一个新手机。(Don't use 收获 for simply receiving or buying something — it implies effort or a natural process leading to gain.)

起源与历史

Compound of 收 (to collect, to receive) and 获 (to obtain, to catch), combining two verbs meaning to gather and gain.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal