收割 shōugē to harvest
to harvest; to reap; to gather in crops
How to remember 收割: 收 receive + 割 to cut = to harvest.
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How it is used
- To harvest, reap crops - 收割小麦 (shōugē xiǎomài) harvest wheat; 收割机 (shōugējī) a harvester.
- Cutting and gathering in a ripe crop. Increasingly used figuratively too, e.g. 收割流量 (shōugē liúliàng) reap online traffic.