| 秋 | qiū | a swing; autumn; fall; harvest time; surname Qiu |
| 春秋 | chūn qiū | spring and autumn; four seasons; year; a person's age; annals (used in book titles); Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC); Spring and Autumn Annals, chronicle of Lu State (722-481 BC) |
| 秋季 | qiū jì | autumn; fall |
| 秋收 | qiū shōu | fall harvest; to reap |
| 秋天 | qiū tiān | autumn; CL:个 |
| 秋耕 | qiū gēng | autumn plowing |
| 秋播 | qiū bō | sowing in autumn (for a crop in spring) |
| 秋风 | qiū fēng | autumn wind; autumn breeze |
| 秋田 | Qiū tián | Akita prefecture of north Japan |
| 立秋 | Lì qiū | Liqiu or Start of Autumn, 13th of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 7th-22nd August |
| 千秋 | qiān qiū | a thousand years; your birthday (honorific) |
| 中秋 | zhōng qiū | the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month |
| 秋水 | qiū shuǐ | limpid autumn waters (trad. description of girl's beautiful eyes) |
| 秋分 | Qiū fēn | Qiufen or Autumn Equinox, 16th of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 23rd September-7th October |
| 秋千 | qiū qiān | swing; seesaw; trapeze |
| 深秋 | shēn qiū | late autumn |
| 早秋 | zǎo qiū | early autumn |
| 中秋节 | Zhōng qiū jié | the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month |
| 秋收起义 | Qiū shōu qǐ yì | Autumn Harvest Uprising |
| 秋汛 | qiū xùn | autumn flood |
| 公羊春秋 | Gōng yáng chūn qiū | Mr Gongyang's annals or commentary on 春秋, early history, probably written during Han dynasty, same as 公羊传 |
| 冰壶秋月 | bīng hú qiū yuè | jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 苏东坡); fig. spotless white and pure; flawless person |
| 十六国春秋 | Shí liù guó Chūn qiū | history of the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 by Cui Hong 崔鸿, written towards the end of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏, 100 scrolls |
| 十国春秋 | shí guó chūn qiū | History of Ten States of South China (1669) by Wu Renchen 吴任臣, 77 scrolls |
| 千秋万代 | qiān qiū wàn dài | throughout the ages |
| 吴越春秋 | Wú Yuè chūn qiū | History of the Southern States Wu and Yue (traditional rivals), compiled by Han historian Zhao Ye 赵晔, 10 extant scrolls |
| 吕氏春秋 | Lǚ shì chūn qiū | lit “Mr Lü's Spring and Autumn (Annals)”, compendium of the philosophies of the Hundred Schools of Thought诸子百家 , compiled around 239 BC under the patronage of Qin Dynasty 秦代 Chancellor Lü Buwei.吕不韦[Lu:3 Bu4 wei2] |
| 哭秋风 | kū qiū fēng | autumnal sadness |
| 多事之秋 | duō shì zhī qiū | troubled times; eventful period |
| 左氏春秋 | Zuǒ shì chūn qiū | Mr Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明; usually called Zuo Zhuan 左传 |
| 张秋 | Zhāng Qiū | Cho Chang (Harry Potter) |
| 明察秋毫 | míng chá qiū háo | lit. seeing clearly the downy feather of autumn (idiom, from Mencius); fig. sensitive to the finest detail; to distinguish right and wrong with acuity; omniscient |
| 春夏秋冬 | chūn xià qiū dōng | the four seasons; spring, summer, autumn and winter |
春生，
夏长，
秋收，
冬藏 | chūn shēng ,
xià zhǎng ,
qiū shōu ,
dōng cáng | sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom) |
| 春秋三传 | Chūn qiū sān zhuàn | Three commentaries on the Spring and Autumn annals 春秋, including Mr Gongyang's annals 公羊传, Mr Guliang's annals 谷梁传 and Mr Zuo's annals or Zuozhuan 左传 |
| 春秋五霸 | chūn qiū wǔ bà | the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齐桓公, Duke Wen of Jin 晋文公, King Zhuang of Chu 楚庄王, and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公 and Duke Mu of Qin 楚庄王 or King Helu of Wu 吴王阖闾 and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾践 |
| 春秋大梦 | chūn qiū dà mèng | grand dreams; unrealistic ideas (idiom) |
| 春秋左氏传 | chūn qiū Zuǒ shì zhuàn | Mr Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明; usually called Zuo Zhuan 左传 |
| 春秋战国 | chūn qiū zhàn guó | the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods |
| 春秋战国时代 | Chūn qiū Zhàn guó shí dài | the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221) periods; Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC) |
| 春秋时代 | chūn qiū shí dài | Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC) |
| 春秋繁露 | chūn qiū fán lù | Rich dew of spring and autumn, ideological tract by Han dynasty political philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒 |
| 春秋鼎盛 | chūn qiū dǐng shèng | the prime of one's life |
| 晏子春秋 | Yàn zǐ chūn qiū | Tales of Yanzi, book describing the life and wisdom of Yanzi 晏子 (-c 500 BC), famous statesman from Qi of the Warring States |
| 暗送秋波 | àn sòng qiū bō | make eyes at sb; while others are not looking; stealthily give sb; the glad eye; make secret overtures to sb |
| 杜秋娘歌 | Dù Qiū niáng gē | song of lady Du Qiu, poem by Du Mu 杜牧 |
| 荡秋千 | dàng qiū qiān | to swing (on a swing) |
| 瞿秋白 | Qū Qiū bái | Qu Qiubai (1899-1935), politician, Soviet expert of the Chinese communists at time of Soviet influence, publisher and Russian translator, captured and executed by Guomindang at the time of the Long March |
| 秋令 | qiū lìng | autumn; autumn weather |
| 秋刀鱼 | qiū dāo yú | Pacific saury (Cololabis saira) |
