1. (lit.) to furl up flags and umbrellas (idiom)2. (fig.) to stop what one is doing
1. to provide a stable crop, regardless of drought or flood2. to bring a stable income
water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiom); irreversible change
1. to accept without question2. to take sth at face value
Autumn Harvest Uprising (1927), insurrection in Hunan and Jiangxi provinces led by Mao Zedong
1. to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted2. half-baked
1. to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted2. half-baked
1. spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom)2. it's no use crying over spilt milk3. what's done is done and can't be reversed4. the damage is done+1 条 +2 条 (idiom) to quit while one is ahead; to know when to stop
not a single grain was reaped (as in a bad harvest year)
to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat
to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat
一发而不可收 一發而不可收 yī fā ér bù kě shōu to be impossible to stop once started
收获 收獲 shōu huò HSK 4 前 5000 名 最常用的 5,000 个词之一 variant of 收获[shōu huò]
see 失之東隅，失之东隅，收之桑榆[shī zhī dōng yú shōu zhī sāng yú]
(of a courier) to pick up; to collect (parcels or goods for shipping)
1. to confiscate land for redistribution (China, 1947-52)2. (of a government) to acquire land (with compensation)
1. mail room2. radio reception room
the final of a Korean syllable (consonant or consonant cluster at the end of the syllable)
1. garbage collection point2. trash dump
1. total profit2. aggregate return
1. not expecting any reward2. not asking for favors
collect on delivery (COD)
1. paid-in capital2. contributed capital (finance)
应收账款 應收賬款 yīng shōu zhàng kuǎn accounts receivable
custody and reeducation (administrative punishment for prostitutes)
convergent sequence (math.)
convergent series (math.)
1. to draw in one's claws2. to show some modesty
to gather and patch up sth that is badly damaged (idiom)
income account (accountancy)