顆粒無收 kē lì wú shōu

not a single grain was reaped (as in a bad harvest year)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. not a single grain was reaped (as in a bad harvest year)

Characters

Character Meaning
顆 kē
measure word for small round things; a grain
粒 lì HSK 6
grain; granule
無 wú
not; no; not to have
收 shōu HSK 4
to receive; to accept; to collect