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秋 qiū

autumn (short form, in compounds)

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 3
Radical
禾
Type
Ideograph
Made of 禾火 ⿰禾火

Memory hint: The time of year when farmers would burn 禾 crops 火

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  1. 秋天的天气很凉快。
    Qiūtiān de tiānqì hěn liángkuai.
    Autumn weather is very cool.
    autumn (particle) weather very cool
  2. 你喜欢秋天吗？
    Nǐ xǐhuan qiūtiān ma?
    Do you like autumn?
    you like autumn (question)
  3. 我们秋天去看红叶吧。
    Wǒmen qiūtiān qù kàn hóngyè ba.
    Let's go see the red leaves in autumn.
    we autumn go see red-leaves (particle-suggestion)
  4. 这里的秋天不太冷。
    Zhèlǐ de qiūtiān bú tài lěng.
    Autumn here isn't very cold.
    here (particle) autumn not too cold
  5. 每年秋天树叶都会变黄。
    Měinián qiūtiān shùyè dōu huì biàn huáng.
    Every autumn the leaves turn yellow.
    every-year autumn tree-leaves all will turn yellow

Words with 秋 (2)