初秋 chū qiū ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧㄡ co1 cau1
- early autumn
- 7th month of the lunar calendar
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初
- 初中 chū zhōng ㄔㄨ ㄓㄨㄥ co1 zung1 junior high school (abbr. for 初级中学)
- 初期 chū qī ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧ co1 kei4 initial stage
- 初次 chū cì ㄔㄨ ㄘˋ co1 ci3 for the first time
- 初步 chū bù ㄔㄨ ㄅㄨˋ co1 bou6 initial
- 初等 chū děng ㄔㄨ ㄉㄥˇ co1 dang2 elementary (i.e. easy)
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- 初级 初級 chū jí ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧˊ co1 kap1 junior
- 初衷 chū zhōng ㄔㄨ ㄓㄨㄥ co1 cung1 original intention
- 年初 nián chū ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄨ nin4 co1 beginning of the year
- 最初 zuì chū ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄨ zeoi3 co1 first
- 月初 yuè chū ㄩㄝˋ ㄔㄨ jyut6 co1 start of month
- 当初 當初 dāng chū ㄉㄤ ㄔㄨ dong1 co1 at that time
- 起初 qǐ chū ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨ hei2 co1 originally; at first; at the outset
- 初一 chū yī ㄔㄨ ㄧ co1 jat1 first year in junior middle school
- 初三 chū sān ㄔㄨ ㄙㄢ co1 saam1 third year in junior middle school
- 初二 chū èr ㄔㄨ ㄦˋ co1 ji6 second year in junior middle school
- 初伏 chū fú ㄔㄨ ㄈㄨˊ co1 fuk6 the first of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏), which typically begins in mid-July and lasts 10 days
- 初估 chū gū ㄔㄨ ㄍㄨ co1 gu2 to make a preliminary estimate
- 初冬 chū dōng ㄔㄨ ㄉㄨㄥ co1 dung1 early winter
- 初创 初創 chū chuàng ㄔㄨ ㄔㄨㄤˋ co1 cong3 startup (company, phase etc); newly established
- 初升 chū shēng ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ co1 sing1 rising (sun, moon etc)
秋
- 秋天 qiū tiān ㄑㄧㄡ ㄊㄧㄢ cau1 tin1 autumn
- 秋季 qiū jì ㄑㄧㄡ ㄐㄧˋ cau1 gwai3 autumn
- 中秋节 中秋節 Zhōng qiū jié ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄝˊ zung1 cau1 zit3 the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month
- 中秋 Zhōng qiū ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄡ zung1 cau1 the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month
- 仲秋 zhòng qiū ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄡ zung6 cau1 second month of autumn
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- 千秋 qiān qiū ㄑㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄡ cin1 cau1 a thousand years
- 嘴秋 zuǐ qiū ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧㄡ zeoi2 cau1 (Tw) (coll.) mouthy; cocky and verbally provocative
- 张秋 張秋 Zhāng Qiū ㄓㄤ ㄑㄧㄡ zoeng1 cau1 Cho Chang (Harry Potter)
- 早秋 zǎo qiū ㄗㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄡ zou2 cau1 early autumn
- 春秋 Chūn qiū ㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ ceon1 cau1 Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)
- 春秋 chūn qiū ㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ ceon1 cau1 spring and autumn
- 深秋 shēn qiū ㄕㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ sam1 cau1 late autumn
- 秋令 qiū lìng ㄑㄧㄡ ㄌㄧㄥˋ cau1 ling6 autumn
- 秋分 Qiū fēn ㄑㄧㄡ ㄈㄣ cau1 fan1 Qiufen or Autumn Equinox, 16th of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 23rd September-7th October
- 秋审 秋審 qiū shěn ㄑㄧㄡ ㄕㄣˇ cau1 sam2 autumn trial (judicial hearing of capital cases during Ming and Qing)
- 秋征 qiū zhēng ㄑㄧㄡ ㄓㄥ cau1 zing1 autumn levy (tax on harvest)
- 秋播 qiū bō ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄛ cau1 bo3 sowing in autumn (for a crop in spring)
- 秋收 qiū shōu ㄑㄧㄡ ㄕㄡ cau1 sau1 fall harvest
- 秋日 qiū rì ㄑㄧㄡ ㄖˋ cau1 jat6 autumn; fall
- 秋景 qiū jǐng ㄑㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄥˇ cau1 ging2 autumn scenery
Idioms with these characters
- 初出茅庐 初出茅廬 chū chū máo lú ㄔㄨ ㄔㄨ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ co1 ceot1 maau4 lou4 venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
- 初露头角 初露頭角 chū lù tóu jiǎo ㄔㄨ ㄌㄨˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ co1 lou6 tau4 gok3 lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
- 悔不当初 悔不當初 huǐ bù dāng chū ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄤ ㄔㄨ fui3 bat1 dong1 co1 to regret one's past deeds (idiom)
- 暗送秋波 àn sòng qiū bō ㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄛ am3 sung3 cau1 bo1 to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
- 冰壶秋月 冰壺秋月 bīng hú qiū yuè ㄅㄧㄥ ㄏㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄩㄝˋ bing1 wu2 cau1 jyut6 jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 苏东坡); fig. spotless white and pure
- 春秋大梦 春秋大夢 chūn qiū dà mèng ㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄥˋ ceon1 cau1 daai6 mung6 grand dreams
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- 多事之秋 duō shì zhī qiū ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕˋ ㄓ ㄑㄧㄡ do1 si6 zi1 cau1 (idiom) troubled times; eventful period
- 各有千秋 gè yǒu qiān qiū ㄍㄜˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄡ gok3 jau5 cin1 cau1 each has its own merits (idiom)
- 老气横秋 老氣橫秋 lǎo qì héng qiū ㄌㄠˇ ㄑㄧˋ ㄏㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄡ lou5 hei3 waang4 cau1 old and decrepit
- 明察秋毫 míng chá qiū háo ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄚˊ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄏㄠˊ ming4 caat3 cau1 hou4 lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius)
- 秋风过耳 秋風過耳 qiū fēng guò ěr ㄑㄧㄡ ㄈㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄦˇ cau1 fung1 gwo3 ji5 lit. as the autumn breeze passes the ear (idiom); not in the least concerned
- 秋风飒飒 秋風颯颯 qiū fēng sà sà ㄑㄧㄡ ㄈㄥ ㄙㄚˋ ㄙㄚˋ cau1 fung1 saap3 saap3 the autumn wind is soughing (idiom)
- 秋风送爽 秋風送爽 qiū fēng sòng shuǎng ㄑㄧㄡ ㄈㄥ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄨㄤˇ cau1 fung1 sung3 song2 the cool autumn breeze (idiom)