Meaning of 歉年
歉年 means lean year; year with a poor harvest. Pronounced qiàn nián.
- lean year; year with a poor harvest
Definitions & Examples
Qù去
nián年
shì是
qiàn歉
nián年
，
shōu收
cheng成
zhǐ只
yǒu有
wǎng往
nián年
de的
yī一
bàn半
。
Last year was a lean year; the harvest was only half of previous years'.
Qiàn歉
nián年
shí时
，
liáng粮
shí食
jià价
gé格
wǎng往
wǎng往
huì会
dà大
fú幅
shàng上
zhǎng涨
。
During years of poor harvest, grain prices often rise sharply.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
xū需
yào要
tí提
qián前
chǔ储
bèi备
liáng粮
shí食
yǐ以
yìng应
duì对
kě可
néng能
chū出
xiàn现
de的
qiàn歉
nián年
。
The government needs to stockpile grain in advance to deal with possible years of poor harvest.