秋 qiū — autumn, fall
qiū (first tone, high and level)qiu1
autumn, fall
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)Level 3· Three-band, nine-level standardnoun
Meanings
autumn, fall
The third season. In speech people usually say 秋天; 秋 on its own belongs to writing and to compounds — 秋季 the autumn season, 中秋 the Mid-Autumn Festival.
noun
Example sentences
- 秋天是我最喜欢的季节。秋天是我最喜歡的季節。Qiūtiān (first tone, high and level) shì (fourth tone, falling) wǒ (third tone, dipping) zuì (fourth tone, falling) xǐhuan (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) jìjié. (fourth tone, falling)···
Autumn is my favourite season.
- 秋天的时候，这儿的树很漂亮。秋天的時候，這兒的樹很漂亮。Qiūtiān (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) shíhou, (second tone, rising) zhèr (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) shù (fourth tone, falling) hěn (third tone, dipping) piàoliang. (fourth tone, falling)···
In autumn the trees here are beautiful.