Chinese word dictionary

颗粒无收

kē lì wú shōu · not a single grain was reaped (as in a bad harvest year)

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Word information

Simplified颗粒无收

Traditional顆粒無收

Pinyinkē lì wú shōu

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

颗kē

grain, kernel

粒lì

grain, granule; bullet, pellet

无wú

no, not; lacking, -less

收shōu

to collect, to gather, to harvest

How to learn 颗粒无收

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name)

收到shōudào

to receive

收费shōufèi

to charge a fee

收入shōurù

to take in; income; revenue; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]

收拾shōushi

to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb

收听shōutīng

to listen to (a radio broadcast)