qiū
autumn
fall
harvest time
a swing
Qiū tián
Akita prefecture of north Japan
Zhōng qiū
the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month
qiū sè
colors of autumn
autumn scenery
Lì qiū
Liqiu or Start of Autumn, 13th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-22nd August
qiān qiū
a thousand years
your birthday (honorific)
Qiū fēn
Qiufen or Autumn Equinox, 16th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd September-7th October
qiū fēng
autumn wind
autumn breeze
chūn qiū
spring and autumn
four seasons
year
a person's age
annals (used in book titles)
Chūn qiū
Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)
Spring and Autumn Annals, chronicle of Lu State (722-481 BC)
qiū gāo qì shuǎng
clear and refreshing autumn weather
qiū shuǐ
limpid autumn waters (trad. description of girl's beautiful eyes)
Zhōng qiū jié
the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month
qiū jǐng
autumn scenery
harvest season
chūn qiū zhàn guó
the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods
chūn xià qiū dōng
the four seasons
spring, summer, autumn and winter
qiū zào
autumn dryness disease (TCM)
huáng qiū kuí
okra (Hibiscus esculentus)
lady's fingers
Qiū yè yuán
Akihabara, region of downtown Tokyo famous for electronics stores
chūn qiū dà mèng
grand dreams
unrealistic ideas (idiom)
duō shì zhī qiū
troubled times
eventful period
qiū shuāng
autumn frost
fig. white hair as sign of old age
qiū lǎo hǔ
hot spell during autumn
Indian summer
Qū Qiū bái
Qu Qiubai (1899-1935), politician, Soviet expert of the Chinese communists at time of Soviet influence, publisher and Russian translator, captured and executed by Guomindang at the time of the Long March
Lǚ shì chūn qiū
lit “Mr Lü's Spring and Autumn (Annals)”, compendium of the philosophies of the Hundred Schools of Thought諸子百家|诸子百家 [Zhū zǐ Bǎi Jiā], compiled around 239 BC under the patronage of Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qín Dài] Chancellor Lü Buwei.呂不韋|吕不韦[Lǚ Bù wéi]
qiū jǐn
Qiu Jin (1875-1907), famous female martyr of the anti-Qing revolution, the subject of several books and films
míng chá qiū háo
lit. seeing clearly the downy feather of autumn (idiom, from Mencius); fig. sensitive to the finest detail
to distinguish right and wrong with acuity
omniscient
àn sòng qiū bō
to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
chūn qiū shí dài
Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC)
qiū dāo yú
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira)
qiū bō
sowing in autumn (for a crop in spring)