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收获 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say shōu huò slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
“收获”可以指农民收割庄稼，也可以指学到东西或得到好处。
“Shōu huò” kěyǐ zhǐ nóngmín shōugē zhuāngjia, yě kěyǐ zhǐ xuédào dōngxi huò dédào hǎochù.
“收获” can mean farmers harvesting crops, or learning something or gaining benefits.
Context note
我们常用“收获”来形容努力后得到的结果，比如学习收获或友谊收获。
Wǒmen cháng yòng “shōu huò” lái xíngróng nǔlì hòu dédào de jiéguǒ, bǐrú xuéxí shōu huò huò yǒuyì shōu huò.
We often use “收获” to describe results after effort, like learning gains or friendship gains.
5 examples
秋天农民收获了很多苹果。
qiū tiān nóng mín shōu huò le hěn duō píng guǒ。
In autumn, farmers harvested many apples.
我读完这本书收获了很多知识。
wǒ dú wán zhè běn shū shōu huò le hěn duō zhī shi。
After reading this book, I gained a lot of knowledge.
参加运动会让我收获了友谊。
cān jiā yùn dòng huì ràng wǒ shōu huò le yǒu yì。
Joining the sports meet let me gain friendship.
种菜后我们收获了新鲜的蔬菜。
zhòng cài hòu wǒ men shōu huò le xīn xiān de shū cài。
After planting vegetables, we harvested fresh vegetables.
每天练习钢琴让我收获了进步。
měi tiān liàn xí gāng qín ràng wǒ shōu huò le jìn bù。
Practicing piano every day let me gain progress.
5 mini stories
小兔子在菜园收获了很多胡萝卜。它开心地跳起来。
xiǎo tù zi zài cài yuán shōu huò le hěn duō hú luó bo。 tā kāi xīn dì tiào qǐ lái。
The little rabbit harvested many carrots in the garden. It jumped happily.
小明努力学习，期末收获了满分。他笑了。
xiǎo míng nǔ lì xué xí， qī mò shōu huò le mǎn fēn。 tā xiào le。
Xiao Ming studied hard and got a perfect score at the end of term. He smiled.
我们种向日葵，秋天收获了很多瓜子。大家分享。
wǒ men zhǒng xiàng rì kuí， qiū tiān shōu huò le hěn duō guā zǐ。 dà jiā fēn xiǎng。
We planted sunflowers and harvested many seeds in autumn. Everyone shared.
她帮助同学，收获了大家的感谢。她很温暖。
tā bāng zhù tóng xué， shōu huò le dà jiā de gǎn xiè。 tā hěn wēn nuǎn。
She helped classmates and gained everyone's thanks. She felt warm.
爷爷在果园收获了一篮子梨。梨很甜。
yé ye zài guǒ yuán shōu huò le yì lán zi lí。 lí hěn tián。
Grandpa harvested a basket of pears in the orchard. The pears were very sweet.