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秋天

qiū tiān · qiu tian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. autumn
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Leaves in autumn

  1. Liangliang

    秋天(qiūtiān)到(dào)了(le)，叶子(yèzi)都(dōu)黄(huáng)了(le)。

    Autumn is here. All the leaves are yellow.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)喜欢(xǐhuan)秋天(qiūtiān)。不(bù)冷(lěng)也(yě)不(bù)热(rè)。

    I like autumn. It's not cold and not hot.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)秋天(qiūtiān)一般(yībān)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    What do you do in autumn?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)捡(jiǎn)叶子(yèzi)，夹(jiā)在(zài)书(shū)里(lǐ)。

    I pick up leaves and put them in my books.

  5. Liangliang

    难怪(nánguài)你(nǐ)的(de)书(shū)那么(nàme)厚(hòu)！

    No wonder your books are so thick!

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，有(yǒu)一百片(yībǎipiàn)，都是(dōushì)今年(jīnnián)秋天(qiūtiān)捡(jiǎn)的(de)。

    Right, I have a hundred. All picked this autumn.

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2 examples
01

有(yǒu)些(xiē)动(dòng)物(wù)会(huì)在(zài)秋(qiū)天(tiān)为(wèi)冬(dōng)季(jì)储(chǔ)藏(cáng)食(shí)物(wù)。

In autumn, some animals store food away for the winter.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

在(zài)秋(qiū)天(tiān)，整(zhěng)座(zuò)山(shān)都(dōu)会(huì)变(biàn)成(chéng)红(hóng)色(sè)。

The whole mountain turns red in autumn.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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秋
qiū

autumn; fall

天
tiān

day; sky

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