秋 (qiū): Translation, Pronunciation and Example Sentences

The Chinese word 秋 means “autumn” or “fall”. It is used to describe the season that comes after summer and before winter, typically from September to November in the Northern Hemisphere. In Chinese culture, autumn is associated with the harvest season, cooler weather, and the changing colors of leaves. The word 秋 is commonly used in phrases such as 秋天 meaning “autumn”, 秋风 meaning “autumn wind”, and 秋色 meaning “autumn scenery”.

Translation

Noun: autumn, fall

Pronunciation

Example Sentences

ChinesePinyinEngish
今年的秋天很凉爽jīnnián de qiūtiān hěn liángshuǎngThis year’s autumn is very cool
秋季是收获的季节qiūjì shì shōuhuò de jìjiéAutumn is the season of harvest
秋天的树叶变成了黄色qiūtiān de shùyè biànchéngle huángsèThe leaves of the trees turn yellow in autumn
我喜欢秋天的气息wǒ xǐhuān qiūtiān de qìxīI like the scent of autumn
秋天的天空很蓝qiūtiān de tiānkōng hěn lánThe sky in autumn is very blue
这个秋天有很多雨zhège qiūtiān yǒu hěnduō yǔThere is a lot of rain this autumn
我们在秋天去旅行wǒmen zài qiūtiān qù lǚxíngWe go on a trip in autumn
秋天的风很凉爽qiūtiān de fēng hěn liángshuǎngThe wind in autumn is very cool

HSK

秋 is part of HSK Level 3 in HSK 2.0. In the newer HSK 3.0 it is not listed as one of the vocabularies to learn anymore.

Learning Card

Learning card for Chinese word 秋 with Pinyin and English Translation