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autumn / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
autumn / fall
HSK 4
the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month
HSK 5
Mr Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明 / usually called Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传
Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC) / Spring and Autumn Annals, chronicle of Lu State (722-481 BC)
spring and autumn / four seasons / year / a person's age / annals (used in book titles)
limpid autumn waters (trad. description of girl's beautiful eyes)
clear and refreshing autumn weather
the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month
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  *秋* | 秋* | *秋
surname Qiu
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  *秋* | 秋* | *秋
autumn / fall / harvest time
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  *秋* | 秋* | *秋
colors of autumn / autumn scenery
fall; autumn
Qiufen or Autumn Equinox, 16th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd September-7th October
autumn scenery / harvest season
fall harvest / to reap
late autumn
to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
a thousand years / your birthday (honorific)
each has its own merits (idiom)
lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom) / fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend / a straw in the wind
Katyusha (name) / name of a Russian wartime song / nickname of a rocket launcher used by the Red Army in WWII
swing (seat hung from a frame or branch)
autumn leaf
throughout the ages
autumn outing / autumn excursion
autumn rain
early autumn
the cool of autumn
fine hair grown by animals (or down grown by birds) in the fall / (fig.) sth barely discernible / the slightest thing / the minutest detail
autumn grain crops
second month of autumn / 8th month of the lunar calendar
lit. to settle accounts after autumn (idiom) / fig. to settle scores at an opportune time
(idiom) troubled times; eventful period
dark and swarthy
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  *秋* | 秋* | *秋
old variant of
harvest season
old and decrepit / proud of one's age and experience (idiom)
(idiom) (of soldiers) highly disciplined, not committing the slightest offense against civilians
for all eternity (idiom)
autumn flood
Akita prefecture of north Japan
ripening in autumn (of crops)
autumn / autumn weather
autumn plowing
hot spell during autumn / Indian summer
autumn vegetables
a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
lit. as the autumn breeze passes the ear (idiom); not in the least concerned
after innumerable ages
autumn levy (tax on harvest)
autumn irrigation
results of the autumn imperial examinations
okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)
autumn frost / fig. white hair as sign of old age
Cho Chang (Harry Potter)
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, compiled around 239 BC under the patronage of Qin Dynasty 秦代 Chancellor Lü Buwei 呂不韋|吕不韦
Autumn Harvest Uprising (1927), insurrection in Hunan and Jiangxi provinces led by Mao Zedong
Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals, ideological tract by Han dynasty political philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒
Qiu Jin (1875-1907), famous female martyr of the anti-Qing revolution, the subject of several books and films
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira)
one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
to both share the limelight / to both have an equal share of
the prime of one's life
long underwear pants
the four seasons / spring, summer, autumn and winter
the cool autumn breeze (idiom)
Mr Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明 / usually called Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传
Akita prefecture, northeast Japan
to gain weight in the fall (to prepare for winter)
autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale) / meadow saffron
to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
lit. short-lived cicada does not know the seasons; fig. to see only a small piece of the big picture
grand dreams / unrealistic ideas (idiom)
long underwear
autumn dryness disease (TCM)
begonia
sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)
jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡); fig. spotless white and pure / flawless person
Katyusha (name) / name of a Russian wartime song / nickname of a rocket launcher used by the Red Army in WWII / also written 喀秋莎
the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公|齐桓公, Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公, King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王|楚庄王, and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公 and Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公 or King Helu of Wu 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾 and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾踐|越王勾践
the autumn wind is soughing (idiom)
okra (Hibiscus esculentus) / lady's fingers
Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)
(bird species of China) smew (Mergellus albellus)
(bird species of China) scaly-sided merganser (Mergus squamatus)
Mr Gongyang's Annals or commentary on 春秋, early history, probably written during Han dynasty, same as 公羊傳|公羊传
history of the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 by Cui Hong 崔鴻|崔鸿, written towards the end of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏, 100 scrolls
Three Commentaries on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋, including Mr Gongyang's annals 公羊傳|公羊传, Mr Guliang's annals 穀梁傳|谷梁传 and Mr Zuo's annals or Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传
the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods / Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC)
song of lady Du Qiu, poem by Du Mu 杜牧
to swing (on a swing)
colchicine (pharmacy)
autumn exam (triennial provincial exam during Ming and Qing)
Cheng Yanqiu (1904-1958), famous Beijing opera star, second only to 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳
yellowish / dirty yellow
the autumn equinox

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