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收因种果

收因种果 — “To reap what one has sown”

收因种果 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to reap what one has sown”. To face the consequences of one's past actions; to resolve past connections and achieve a corresponding outcome. Literally, “Reap causes, plant fruits”.

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收因种果 Pronunciation and Pinyin

收因种果 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
收
shōu6receive, collect, or put away
因
yīn6cause or reason
种
zhǒng9seed
果
guǒ8fruit, result, or indeed

Example Sentence with 收因种果

人生的轨迹常常是如此,今日你付出辛劳,来日便会收因种果,有所收获。
The trajectory of life is often like this: if you put in hard work today, in the future you will reap what you sow and gain something.

Idioms Related to 收因种果

Synonyms of 收因种果

  • shōu收yīn因jié结guǒ果reap what one has sown
  • shōu收yuán园jié结guǒ果reap what one sows
  • shōu收yuán缘jié结guǒ果reap what one has sown

More idioms starting with 收

  • shōu收zhī之sāng桑yú榆compensate for an initial loss with a later gain
  • shōu收mǎi买rén人xīn心win popular support
  • shōu收bīng兵huí回yíng营withdraw troops and return to camp
  • shōu收dāo刀jiǎn检guà卦stop one's wrongdoing
  • shōu收hé合yú余jìn烬Gather remaining embers or remnants
  • shōu收huí回chéng成mìng命withdraw a previously issued order
  • shōu收chéng成qì弃bài败fawn over successful, abandon defeated
  • shōu收qí旗juǎn卷sǎn伞cease all activities
  • shōu收cán残zhuì缀yì轶collect fragments and patch omissions
  • shōu收lí离jiū纠sàn散gather the scattered and rectify the dispersed

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Questions about 收因种果

What does 收因种果 mean?

收因种果 (shōu yīn zhǒng guǒ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to reap what one has sown”.

How do you pronounce 收因种果?

收因种果 is pronounced shōu yīn zhǒng guǒ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 收因种果 literally mean?

Literally, 收因种果 means “Reap causes, plant fruits”. It is used to mean “to reap what one has sown”.

What is the Chinese definition of 收因种果?

指了却前缘,得到结果。旧有因果报应之说,指前有因缘则必有相对的后果。同“收因结果”。

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