年 秊 nián grain / harvest (old) / variant of 年[nian2] syn 前 qián front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly syn 以后 以後 yǐ hòu after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future syn 未来 未來 wèi lái future / tomorrow / CL:個|个[ge4] / approaching / coming / pending syn 将来 將來 jiāng lái in the future / future / the future / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 前途 qián tú prospects / future outlook / journey syn 收获 收穫 shōu huò to harvest / to reap / to gain / crop / harvest / profit / gain / bonus / reward syn 今后 今後 jīn hòu hereafter / henceforth / in the future / from now on syn 往后 往後 wǎng hòu from now on / in the future / time to come syn 采集 採集 cǎi jí to gather / to collect / to harvest syn 年头 年頭 nián tóu start of the year / whole year / a particular year / period / days / epoch / a year's harvest syn 早晚 zǎo wǎn morning and evening / (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later / one of these days / (coll.) (this, or that) point of time / (dialect) at some time in the future syn 前程 qián chéng future (career etc) prospects syn 前景 qián jǐng foreground / vista / (future) prospects / perspective syn 后头 後頭 hòu tou behind / the back / the rear / later / afterwards / (in) the future syn 近期 jìn qī near in time / in the near future / very soon / recent syn 有朝一日 yǒu zhāo yī rì one day / sometime in the future 收割 shōu gē to harvest / to reap / to gather in crops syn 出息 chū xi future prospects / profit / to mature / to grow up syn 日后 日後 rì hòu sometime / someday (in the future) syn 收成 shōu chéng harvest syn 丰收 豐收 fēng shōu to reap a bumper harvest syn 到时 到時 dào shí at that (future) time syn 后事 後事 hòu shì future events / and what happened next... (in fiction) / funeral arrangements syn 断送 斷送 duàn sòng to forfeit (future profit, one's life etc) / ruined syn 葬送 zàng sòng to hold a funeral procession and burial / to give sb a final send-off / (fig.) to ruin (one's future prospects etc) syn 传承 傳承 chuán chéng to pass on (to future generations) / passed on (from former times) / a continued tradition / an inheritance syn 无期 無期 wú qī unspecified period / in the indefinite future / no fixed time / indefinite sentence (i.e. life imprisonment) syn 后顾之忧 後顧之憂 hòu gù zhī yōu fears of trouble in the rear (idiom) / family worries (obstructing freedom of action) / worries about the future consequences / often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything" 大有可为 大有可為 dà yǒu kě wéi with great prospects for the future (idiom) / well worth doing syn 大有作为 大有作為 dà yǒu zuò wéi to accomplish much / to have good prospects / to have a promising future syn 圆梦 圓夢 yuán mèng to fulfill one's dream / (divination) to predict the future by interpreting a dream / oneiromancy syn 秋收 qiū shōu fall harvest / to reap 遥遥无期 遙遙無期 yáo yáo wú qī far in the indefinite future (idiom) / so far away it seems forever syn 空中楼阁 空中樓閣 kōng zhōng lóu gé pavilion in the air (idiom) / unrealistic Utopian construction / castles in Spain / imaginary future plans syn 康庄大道 康莊大道 kāng zhuāng dà dào broad and open road (idiom) / fig. brilliant future prospects syn 后任 後任 hòu rèn successor / to take up a position subsequently as ... / (attributive) future / subsequent syn 继往开来 繼往開來 jì wǎng kāi lái to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages syn 鸿门宴 鴻門宴 hóng mén yàn Hongmen feast / (fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest / refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] syn 五谷丰登 五穀豐登 wǔ gǔ fēng dēng abundant harvest of all food crops / bumper grain harvest syn 远期 遠期 yuǎn qī long-term / at a fixed date in the future (e.g. for repayment) / abbr. for 遠期合約|远期合约[yuan3 qi1 he2 yue1] 弥勒 彌勒 mí lè Maitreya, the future Bodhisattva, to come after Shakyamuni Buddha 丰年 豐年 fēng nián prosperous year / year with bumper harvest syn 承前启后 承前啟後 chéng qián qǐ hòu to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages syn 童养媳 童養媳 tóng yǎng xí child bride / girl adopted into a family as future daughter-in-law 将会 將會 jiāng huì auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to) / will (cause) / should (enable) / going to 大有 dà yǒu there is a great deal of ... (typically followed by a bisyllabic word, as in 大有希望[da4you3-xi1wang4]) / (literary) bumper harvest / abundance syn 往前 wǎng qián (in) the past / ahead / forward / in the future 愿景 願景 yuàn jǐng vision (of the future) 备查 備查 bèi chá for future reference 来日 來日 lái rì future days / (literary) the next day / (old) past days syn 遥想 遙想 yáo xiǎng to think about (the distant past or future) syn 芝兰 芝蘭 zhī lán lit. iris and orchid / fig. exalted sentiments / (expr. of praise for noble character, beautiful surrounding, future prospects etc) syn 秋景 qiū jǐng autumn scenery / harvest season syn 在未来 在未來 zài wèi lái in the future 获 獲 huò (bound form) to reap / to harvest syn 稔 rěn (literary) ripe grain / ripe / harvest / year / (literary) very familiar with / well acquainted with syn 歉收 qiàn shōu crop failure / poor harvest syn 丰登 豐登 fēng dēng plentiful harvest / bumper crop syn 鹏程万里 鵬程萬里 péng chéng wàn lǐ the fabled roc flies ten thousand miles (idiom) / one's future prospects are brilliant syn 未来学 未來學 wèi lái xué future studies 抓周 zhuā zhōu custom of placing a variety of articles (writing brush, abacus etc) before an infant on its first birthday to see which one he or she picks up (The article chosen is supposed to be an indication of the child's inclinations, future career etc.) 穑 穡 sè gather in harvest 彖 tuàn to foretell the future using the trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经 锦绣前程 錦繡前程 jǐn xiù qián chéng bright future / bright prospects 思前想后 思前想後 sī qián xiǎng hòu to consider past cause and future effect (idiom) / to think over the past and future / to ponder over reasons and connection syn 温故知新 溫故知新 wēn gù zhī xīn to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects) / to recall the past to understand the future syn 那达慕 那達慕 nà dá mù Nadam or Games, Mongolian national harvest festival in July-August 下世 xià shì to die / future incarnation / next life / to be born / to come into the world / future generation syn 秋收起义 秋收起義 qiū shōu qǐ yì Autumn Harvest Uprising (1927), insurrection in Hunan and Jiangxi provinces led by Mao Zedong 来日方长 來日方長 lái rì fāng cháng the future is long (idiom) / there will be ample time for that later / We'll cross that bridge when we get there 光前裕后 光前裕後 guāng qián yù hòu to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom) syn 及时行乐 及時行樂 jí shí xíng lè to enjoy the present (idiom) / to live happily with no thought for the future / make merry while you can / carpe diem 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages 欲取姑予 yù qǔ gū yǔ variant of 欲取姑與|欲取姑与[yu4 qu3 gu1 yu3] / to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom) 祸福无常 禍福無常 huò fú wú cháng disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom) / future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable 纵虎归山 縱虎歸山 zòng hǔ guī shān lit. to let the tiger return to the mountain / fig. to store up future calamities syn 芝兰玉树 芝蘭玉樹 zhī lán yù shù lit. orchids and jade trees (idiom) / fig. a child with splendid future prospects 鉴往知来 鑒往知來 jiàn wǎng zhī lái to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs) / studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come 阳关大道 陽關大道 yáng guān dà dào (lit.) the road through Yangguan 陽關|阳关[Yang2 guan1] / (fig.) wide open road / bright future syn 将来收获中心 將來收獲中心 Future Harvest Center 前途未卜 qián tú wèi bǔ hanging in the balance / the future is hard to forecast / ¿Qué serà? / who knows what the future holds? 估产 估產 gū chǎn to assess / to estimate (value of property, yield of harvest etc) 恶岁 惡歲 è suì lean year / year of bad harvest 收冬 shōu dōng harvest season / autumn 收获节 收穫節 shōu huò jié harvest festival 收词 收詞 shōu cí to collect words / to harvest entries for a dictionary 春生，夏长，秋收，冬藏 春生，夏長，秋收，冬藏 chūn shēng , xià zhǎng , qiū shōu , dōng cáng sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom) 残茎 殘莖 cán jīng stubble (the stems of plants after harvest) 秋征 qiū zhēng autumn levy (tax on harvest) 秋后算帐 秋後算帳 qiū hòu suàn zhàng lit. settle accounts after the autumn harvest (idiom) / to wait until the time is ripe to settle accounts / to bide one's time for revenge 谷神 穀神 gǔ shén harvest God 开镰 開鐮 kāi lián to start the harvest syn 龙口夺食 龍口奪食 lóng kǒu duó shí to harvest hurriedly before rain comes syn 年成 nián cheng the year's harvest syn 早期收获 zǎo qī shōu huò early harvest 上帝的丰收基金会 上帝的豐收基金會 God's Harvest Foundation 收获后工作信息网 收獲后工作信息网 shōu huò hòu gōng zuò xìn xī wǎng Information Network on Post-harvest Operations 收获后的粮食损失 收獲後的糧食損失 post-harvest food losses 