year of abundant harvest; bumper year
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
year of abundant harvest; bumper harvest year
Refers specifically to agricultural harvests and grain production. Often contrasted with 荒年 (famine year).
Jīn今
nián年
shì是
gè个
shú熟
nián年
，
liáng粮
shi食
chǎn产
liàng量
bǐ比
qù去
nián年
zēng增
jiā加
le了
liǎng两
chéng成
。
This year is a bumper harvest year, with grain production up twenty percent from last year.
Nóng农
mín民
men们
zuì最
pàn盼
wàng望
de的
jiù就
shì是
shú熟
nián年
，
zhè这
yàng样
shōu收
rù入
cái才
yǒu有
bǎo保
zhàng障
。
What farmers look forward to most is a good harvest year, so their income is secure.
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Lián连
xù续
jǐ几
gè个
shú熟
nián年
zhī之
hòu后
，
cūn村
lǐ里
de的
liáng粮
cāng仓
dōu都
duī堆
mǎn满
le了
。
After several consecutive bumper years, the village granaries were all full.