秋 [－]

Jyutping cau1
Pinyin qiū

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Qiu
  2. autumn
  3. fall
  4. harvest time
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    秋天
    autumn
    • 春夏秋冬
      春夏秋冬
      ceon1 haa6 cau1 dung1
      the four seasons; literally, spring, summer, autumn, winter
    • 中秋節
      中秋节
      zung1 cau1 zit3
      Mid-Autumn festival
  2. 語素
    一年
    a year
    • 一日不見，如隔三秋
      一日不见，如隔三秋
      jat1 jat6 bat1 gin3, jyu4 gaak3 saam1 cau1
      a single day apart seems like three years
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    period; time
    • 多事之秋
      多事之秋
      duō shì zhī qiū
      troubled period
  2. character
    autumn crops
  3. character, literary
    year
    • 千秋萬代
      千秋万代
      qiān qiū wàn dài
      the ages to come
    • 一日不見，如隔三秋
      一日不见，如隔三秋
      yī rì bù jiàn ， rú gé sān qiū
      a single day apart seems like three years
  4. character
    autumn; fall
    • 深秋
      深秋
      shēn qiū
      late autumn
  5. character
    a surname
  6. character
    harvest season
    • 麥秋
      麦秋
      mài qiū
      harvest season for wheat
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. autumn, fall
  2. year
  3. Cangjie Input
    HDF
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 二级汉字表 #172
  2. HSK3 中等手写字表 #236
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    秋天树叶会掉落。
    秋天樹葉會掉落。
    qiū tiān shù yè huì diào luò 。
    • The leaves fall off the trees in the fall.
    • The leaves fall in autumn.
  2. Mandarin
    春天和秋天，你更喜欢哪个？
    春天和秋天，你更喜歡哪個？
    chūn tiān hé qiū tiān ， nǐ gèng xǐ huan nǎ ge ？
    • Which do you like better, spring or autumn?
    • Which do you prefer, spring or autumn?
    • Which season do you like best, spring or autumn?
    • Which do you like better, spring or fall?
  3. Mandarin
    从大阪到秋田的车费是多少？
    從大阪到秋田的車費是多少？
    cóng dà bǎn dào qiū tián de chē fèi shì duō shǎo ？
    • What is the fare from Osaka to Akita?
  4. Mandarin
    秋天到了，树叶也开始落下。
    秋天到了，樹葉也開始落下。
    qiū tiān dào liǎo ， shù yè yě kāi shǐ luò xià 。
    • Autumn came and the leaves started to fall.
  5. Mandarin
    这个秋季有很多台风。
    這個秋季有很多颱風。
    zhè ge qiū jì yǒu hěn duō tái fēng 。
    • We have had lots of typhoons this fall.
    • We've had lots of typhoons this fall.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    今个秋天冇我哋想像中落咁多雪。
    今個秋天冇我哋想像中落咁多雪。
    gam1 go3 cau1 tin1 mou5 ngo5 dei2 soeng2 zoeng6 zung1 lok6 gam3 do1 syut3 。
    • We had less snow this winter than we had expected.
  2. Cantonese
    中秋节要食月饼。
    中秋節要食月餅。
    zung1 cau1 zit3 jiu3 sik6 jyut6 beng2 。
    • You eat mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    吕氏春秋
    呂氏春秋
    leoi5 si6 ceon1 cau1
    • Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals
  2. Cantonese
    中秋节维园有好多花灯睇。
    中秋節維園有好多花燈睇。
    zung1 cau1 zit3 wai4 jyun2 jau5 hou2 do1 faa1 dang1 tai2.
    • You can see many festive lanterns in Victoria Park during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
  3. Cantonese
    中秋节食月饼一向都系传统活动嚟㗎！
    中秋節食月餅一向都係傳統活動嚟㗎！
    zung1 cau1 zit3 sik6 jyut6 beng2 jat1 hoeng3 dou1 hai6 cyun4 tung2 wut6 dung6 lai4 gaa2
    • Eating mooncakes during the mid-autumn festival is a traditional activity.
  4. Cantonese
    庆中秋
    慶中秋
    • to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival
  5. Cantonese
    秋天天气凉爽，最啱去郊外登高。
    秋天天氣涼爽，最啱去郊外登高。
    cau1 tin1 tin1 hei3 loeng4 song2, zeoi3 aam1 heoi3 gaau1 ngoi6 dang1 gou1.
    • It's best to go hiking in the countryside during the cool autumn season.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    多事之秋
    多事之秋
    duō shì zhī qiū
    • troubled period
  2. Mandarin
    千秋万代
    千秋萬代
    qiān qiū wàn dài
    • the ages to come
  3. Mandarin
    一日不见，如隔三秋
    一日不見，如隔三秋
    yī rì bù jiàn ， rú gé sān qiū
    • a single day apart seems like three years
    • (idiom) one day apart (not seeing [each other]) seems like three years
  4. Mandarin
    深秋
    深秋
    shēn qiū
    • late autumn
  5. Mandarin
    麦秋
    麥秋
    mài qiū
    • harvest season for wheat