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Chinese dictionary
v.start harvesting (with sickles); start harvesting after the crop becomes ripe
从你开镰收割禾稼时算起，共计七周。
Let seven weeks be numbered from the first day when the grain is cut.
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Word usage
- Separable word"开" and "镰" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
今年我们家是爸爸开的镰。
My father started harvesting in my family this year.
今年节气晚，五月份还开不了镰。
The solar terms are late this year and we can’t start harvesting in May.
往年这个时候，已经开了镰了。
At this time of the past year, we have already started harvesting.