pèn
喷
peak season; harvest times
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
peak season for produce
dialectUsed primarily in northern Chinese dialects, often followed by the suffix 儿.
Xiàn现
zài在
zhèng正
shì是
duì对
xiā虾
de的
pènr喷
shì儿
，
chǎng市
shàng场
dào上
chù到
dōu处
shì都
xīn是
xiān新
duì鲜
xiā对
虾
。
This is the peak season for shrimp; fresh shrimp is everywhere in the market.
Xī西
guā瓜
zhèng正
chù处
zài在
pènr喷
shàng儿
jià上
，
gé价
bǐ格
shàng比
gè上
yuè个
pián月
yí便
le宜
yī了
bàn一
半
。
Watermelons are in full season now, half the price of last month.
measure word
number of harvests/flowering cycles
neutralUsed to count how many times a crop flowers, bears fruit, or is harvested.
Jīn今
nián年
de的
tóu头
pèn喷
mián棉
huā花
zhì质
liàng量
tè特
bié别
hǎo好
。
This year's first harvest of cotton is especially good quality.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
lǜ绿
dòu豆
kě可
yǐ以
jié结
èr二
pèn喷
jiǎo角
guǒ果
。
This type of mung bean can produce two rounds of seed pods.
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Jīn今
nián年
de的
píng苹
guǒ果
jié结
le了
sān三
pèn喷
，
chǎn产
liàng量
bǐ比
qù去
nián年
fān翻
le了
yī一
fān番
。
This year's apple trees had three fruiting cycles, doubling last year's yield.