丰收 fēngshōu to reap a bumper harvest
How to remember 丰收: 丰 abundant + 收 receive = to reap a bumper harvest.
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How it is used
- To reap a bumper harvest - 今年丰收 (jīnnián fēngshōu) a good harvest this year; 五谷丰收 (wǔgǔ fēngshōu) an abundant grain harvest.
- Often figurative for great gains - 爱情丰收 (àiqíng fēngshōu) or 大丰收 for a haul of successes.
- 丰 = abundant + 收 = to reap; opposite is 歉收 (qiànshōu, a poor harvest) - 粮食歉收 (liángshi qiànshōu) a poor grain harvest.