Chinese Notes

秋 qiū

qiū noun fall; autumn
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Nature , Concept: Season 季节
Notes: (Barnes 2007, p. 31; Guoyu '秋' n 1; Unihan '秋')
qiū noun year
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '秋' n 2; Unihan '秋')
qiū noun a time
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 侍候 (Guoyu '秋' n 3)
qiū proper noun Qiu
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: In the sense of 侍候 (Guoyu '秋' n 4)
qiū adjective old and feeble
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 衰老 (Guoyu '秋' adj)

Contained in

秋耕 autumn plowing
秋日 autumn sun ; autumn days
中华秋沙鸭(中華秋沙鴨) scaly-sided merganser (Mergus squamatus)
送秋波 to cast flirtatious glances at
老气横秋(老氣橫秋) arrogant because of one's seniority
春夏秋冬 the four seasons
春秋 Spring and Autumn Period ; a person's age ; Chunqiu; Annals of Spring and Autumn ; spring and autumn
盈盈秋水 clear autumn water; a woman's tears
秋燥 autumn dryness disease (TCM)
秋葵荚(秋葵莢) okra (Hibiscus esculentus); lady's fingers
秋菜 autumn vegetables
冰壶秋月(冰壺秋月) jade ice jug and autumn moon; spotless white and pure
哭秋风(哭秋風) autumnal sadness
张秋(張秋) Cho Chang (Harry Potter)
秋后算账(秋後算賬) to settle accounts after autumn; settle scores at an opportune moment
秋海棠 begonia
秋收冬藏 harvested in the autumn, stored in the winter
秋天 fall; autumn
打秋风(打秋風) to seek money from rich people
春秋大梦(春秋大夢) grand dreams; unrealistic ideas
秋裤(秋褲) long underwear pants
一日不见，如隔三秋(一日不見，如隔三秋) one day apart seems like three years
秋闱(秋闈) autumn exam
秋色 colors of autumn; autumn scenery
秋风度河上(秋風度河上) the river swept by autumn breeze
孟秋 the first month of Autumn
深秋 late autumn
中秋节(中秋節) Mid-Autumn Festival
万古千秋(萬古千秋) for all eternity
一日三秋 a single day apart seems like three seasons
平分秋色 to both share the limelight
万代千秋(萬代千秋) after innumerable ages
明察秋毫 seeing clearly the downy feather of autumn; sensitive to the finest detail; to distinguish right and wrong with acuity; omniscient
秋水仙 autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale); meadow saffron
秋霜 autumn frost

Also contained in

春秋左氏传、左氏春秋、十六国春秋、春秋三传、春秋公羊传、秋兴、汉晋春秋、瞿秋白选集、秋审、余秋雨、悲秋、杜秋娘、春秋时代、春秋谷梁传、春秋内传、千秋节

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僖公 Lord Xi The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 67
昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 65
襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 64
莊公 Lord Zhang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 56
卷三十六　　　　志第二十六　　五行三 Volume 36 Treatises 30: Five Elements 3 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 51
卷二　　魏本紀第二:　　世祖太武帝恭宗景穆帝高宗文成帝顯祖獻文帝 Volume 2 Wei Annals 2: Emperor Gaozu Taiwu, Emperor Gongzong Jingmu, Emperor Gaozong Wencheng, Emperor Xianzu Xianwen History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 42
卷三百二十七列傳第二百十五外國八韃靼 Volume 327 Biographies 215: Foreign States 8 History of Ming 明史 — count: 41
哀公 Lord Ai The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 39
卷六武帝紀 Volume 6: Annals of Emperor Wu Book of Han 漢書 — count: 39
文公 Lord Wen The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 37

Collocations

秋七月 (秋七月) 秋七月 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 27
秋政 (秋政) 發秋政 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《祭統》 A Summary Account of Sacrifices — count: 12
行秋 (行秋) 行秋政 — Guanzi 管子, 幼官第八 Chapter 8: Young Officials — count: 9
秋行 (秋行) 秋行犢麛 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 天官冢宰第一 1. Office of the Heaven and Prime Minister — count: 6
秋敛 (秋斂) 秋斂冬藏 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《樂記》 Record of Music — count: 5
秋曰 (秋曰) 秋曰搜 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 5
秋豪 (秋豪) 神託於秋豪之末 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷一　原道訓 Chapter 1: The Original Way — count: 5
秋冬 (秋冬) 秋冬報也 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 周頌‧臣工之什‧豐年 Sacrificial odes of Zhou - Decade Of Chen Gong - Feng Nian — count: 5
泰秋 (泰秋) 泰秋 — Guanzi 管子, 山國軌第七十四 Chapter 74: State Roadways in Mountainous Areas — count: 4
秋尝 (秋嘗) 故春禘而秋嘗 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《郊特牲》 The Single Victim at the Border Sacrifices — count: 4