| 秋刀鱼 | [ qiū daō yú ] Pacific saury (Cololabis saira) |
| 秋分点 | [ qiū fēn diǎn ] the autumn equinox |
| 秋审 | [ qiū shěn ] autumn trial (judicial hearing of capital cases during Ming and Qing) |
| 秋后算帐 | [ qiū hoù suàn zhàng ] lit. settling accounts after the autumn harvest (idiom); to wait until the time is ripe to settle accounts, to bide time for revenge |
| 秋后算账 | [ qiū hoù suàn zhàng ] lit. to settle accounts after autumn, settle scores at an opportune moment (idiom) |
| 秋收起义 | [ qiū shoū qǐ yì ] Autumn Harvest Uprising (1927), insurrection in Hunan and Jiangxi provinces led by Mao Zedong |
| 秋毫无犯 | [ qiū haó wú fàn ] (idiom) (of soldiers) highly disciplined, not committing the slightest offence against civilians |
| 秋凉 | [ qiū liáng ] the cool of autumn |
| 秋狝 | [ qiū xiǎn ] (history) a hunting party |
| 秋田县 | [ qiū tián xiàn ] Akita prefecture, northeast Japan |
| 秋粮 | [ qiū liáng ] autumn grain crops |
| 秋荼密网 | [ qiū tú mì wǎng ] flowering autumn grass, fine net (idiom); fig. abundant and exacting punishments prescribed by law |
| 秋叶 | [ qiū yè ] autumn leaf |
| 秋叶原 | [ qiū yè yuán ] Akihabara, region of downtown Tokyo famous for electronics stores |
| 秋葵荚 | [ qiū kuí jiá ] okra (Hibiscus esculentus), lady's fingers |
| 秋裤 | [ qiū kù ] long underwear pants |
| 秋试 | [ qiū shì ] autumn exam (triennial provincial exam during Ming and Qing) |
| 秋游 | [ qiū yoú ] autumn outing, autumn excursion |
| 秋闱 | [ qiū weí ] autumn exam (triennial provincial exam during Ming and Qing) |
| 秋风扫落叶 | [ qiū fēng saǒ luò yè ] lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom); to drive out the old and make a clean sweep |
| 秋风送爽 | [ qiū fēng sòng shuǎng ] the cool autumn breeze (idiom) |
| 秋风过耳 | [ qiū fēng guò ěr ] lit. as the autumn breeze passes the ear (idiom); not in the least concerned |
| 秋风飒飒 | [ qiū fēng sà sà ] the autumn wind is soughing (idiom) |
| 秋高气爽 | [ qiū gaō qì shuǎng ] clear and refreshing autumn weather |
| 秋 | [ qiū ] old variant of 秋[qiu1] |
| 秋 | [ qiū ] see 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1] |
| 秋千 | [ qiū qiān ] swing (seat hung from a frame or branch) |
| ⇒ 一日不见，如隔三秋 | [ yī rì bù jiàn rú gé sān qiū ] one day apart seems like three years (idiom) |
| ⇒ 一叶知秋 | [ yī yè zhī qiū ] lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom), fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend, a straw in the wind |
| ⇒ 中秋节 | [ zhōng qiū jié ] the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month |
| ⇒ 中华秋沙鸭 | [ zhōng huá qiū shā yā ] (bird species of China) scaly-sided merganser (Mergus squamatus) |
| ⇒ 冰壶秋月 | [ bīng hú qiū yuè ] jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|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 崔鴻|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 吳任臣|吴任臣[Wu2 Ren4 chen2], 114 scrolls |
| ⇒ 千秋万代 | [ qiān qiū wàn daì ] 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 趙曄|赵晔[Zhao4 Ye4], 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 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhu1 zi3 bai3 jia1], compiled around 239 BC under the patronage of Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] Chancellor Lü Buwei 呂不韋|吕不韦[Lu:3 Bu4 wei2] |
| ⇒ 哭秋风 | [ kū qiū fēng ] autumnal sadness |
| ⇒ 张秋 | [ zhāng qiū ] Cho Chang (Harry Potter) |
| ⇒ 春生，夏长，秋收，冬藏 | [ chūn shēng xià zhǎng qiū shoū 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[Chun1 qiu1], including Mr Gongyang's annals 公羊傳|公羊传[Gong1 yang2 Zhuan4], Mr Guliang's annals 穀梁傳|谷梁传[Gu3 liang2 Zhuan4] and Mr Zuo's annals or Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4] |
| ⇒ 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[Zuo3 Qiu1 ming2], usually called Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4] |
| ⇒ 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 daì ] the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods, Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC) |
| ⇒ 春秋时代 | [ chūn qiū shí daì ] Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC) |
| ⇒ 普通秋沙鸭 | [ pǔ tōng qiū shā yā ] (bird species of China) common merganser (Mergus merganser) |
| ⇒ 白秋沙鸭 | [ baí qiū shā yā ] (bird species of China) smew (Mergellus albellus) |
| ⇒ 荡秋千 | [ dàng qiū qiān ] to swing (on a swing) |
| ⇒ 程砚秋 | [ chéng yàn qiū ] Cheng Yanqiu (1904-1958), famous Beijing opera star, second only to 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳[Mei2 Lan2 fang1] |
| ⇒ 红胸秋沙鸭 | [ hóng xiōng qiū shā yā ] (bird species of China) red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) |
| ⇒ 老气横秋 | [ laǒ qì héng qiū ] old and decrepit, proud of one's age and experience (idiom) |
| ⇒ 万代千秋 | [ wàn daì qiān qiū ] after innumerable ages |
| ⇒ 万古千秋 | [ wàn gǔ qiān qiū ] for all eternity (idiom) |
| ⇒ 麦秋 | [ maì qiū ] harvest season |
| ⇒ 黄不溜秋 | [ huáng bù liū qiū ] yellowish, dirty yellow |
| ⇒ 黄秋葵 | [ huáng qiū kuí ] okra (Hibiscus esculentus), lady's fingers |
