Chinese Word: 秋 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

秋 (Trad.: 鞦)HSK 3

Pinyin: qiū

English Definition: autumn; fall; harvest time; see 秋千

Antonyms: 春

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 禾

Ideographic:The time of year when farmers would burn 禾 crops 火

Character Formation:

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- 禾 [ hé ] cereal, grain, rice; plant, stalk
- 火 [ huǒ ] fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage

Similar Characters: 愁秗

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秋天	qiū tiān	autumn; Classifiers: 个
春秋HSK 3	chūn qiū	Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC); Spring and Autumn Annals, chronicle of Lu State (722-481 BC)
春秋HSK 3	chūn qiū	spring and autumn; four seasons; year; a person's age; annals (used in book titles)
秋季	qiū jì	autumn; fall
中秋	zhōng qiū	the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month

1		shù yè 树叶 zài 在 qiū tiān 秋天 biàn huáng 变黄 le 了。 The leaves turn yellow in autumn.
2		qiū jì 秋季 qì wēn 气温 zhú jiàn 逐渐 jiàng dī 降低。 The temperature gradually decreases in autumn.
3		qiū jì 秋季 shì 是 shōu huò 收获 de 的 jì jié 季节。 Autumn is the season of harvest.
4		qiū jì 秋季 de 的 jǐng sè 景色 fēi cháng 非常 měi lì 美丽。 The scenery in autumn is very beautiful.
5		qiū tiān 秋天 lái le 来了， tiān qì 天气 kāi shǐ 开始 biàn lěng 变冷。 Autumn is coming, the weather is getting cooler.

1		shù yè 树叶 zài 在 qiū tiān 秋天 biàn huáng 变黄 le 了。 The leaves turn yellow in autumn.
2		qiū jì 秋季 qì wēn 气温 zhú jiàn 逐渐 jiàng dī 降低。 The temperature gradually decreases in autumn.
3		qiū jì 秋季 shì 是 shōu huò 收获 de 的 jì jié 季节。 Autumn is the season of harvest.
4		qiū jì 秋季 de 的 jǐng sè 景色 fēi cháng 非常 měi lì 美丽。 The scenery in autumn is very beautiful.
5		qiū tiān 秋天 lái le 来了， tiān qì 天气 kāi shǐ 开始 biàn lěng 变冷。 Autumn is coming, the weather is getting cooler.