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一分耕耘，一分收获

yī fēn gēng yún , yī fēn shōu huòdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(saying) you reap what you sow
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-b70247767be1f35e. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

一分耕耘，一分收穫 一分耕耘，一分收获 [yi1 fen1 geng1 yun2 , yi1 fen1 shou1 huo4] /(saying) you reap what you sow/

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Other forms in these source records: 一分耕耘，一分收穫

  • 一
    yī

    one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

  • 分
    fēn

    to divide / to separate / to distribute / to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization) / sub- (as in 分局[fēn jú]) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money)

    fèn

    part / share / ingredient / component

  • 耕
    gēng

    to plow / to till

  • 耘
    yún

    to weed

  • 一
    yī

    one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

  • 分
    fēn

    to divide / to separate / to distribute / to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization) / sub- (as in 分局[fēn jú]) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money)

    fèn

    part / share / ingredient / component

  • 收
    shōu

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

  • 获
    huò

    (literary) to catch / to capture / (literary) to get / to obtain / to win / (bound form) to reap / to harvest

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.