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"autumn outing" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
秋游 秋遊 qiū yóu autumn outing / autumn excursion
Chinese Pinyin Translation
秋天 qiū tiān autumn / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
秋季 qiū jì autumn / fall syn
老年 lǎo nián elderly / old age / autumn of one's years syn
四季 sì jì four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1] syn
出游 出遊 chū yóu to go on a tour / to have an outing syn
郊游 郊遊 jiāo yóu to go for an outing / to go on an excursion syn
秋叶 秋葉 qiū yè autumn leaf
伯乐 伯樂 bó lè Bole (a man who lived during Spring and Autumn Period, reputed to be able to spot a good horse) / a person who is good at spotting talent
霸主 bà zhǔ a powerful chief of the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC) / overlord / hegemon
秋波 qiū bō autumn ripples / (fig.) luminous eyes of a woman / amorous glance syn
春秋 chūn qiū spring and autumn / four seasons / year / a person's age / annals (used in book titles) syn
飘零 飄零 piāo líng to fall and wither (like autumn leaves) / (fig.) drifting and homeless syn
春游 春遊 chūn yóu spring outing / spring excursion syn
秋水 qiū shuǐ limpid autumn waters (trad. description of girl's beautiful eyes) syn
四时 四時 sì shí the four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1] syn
秋色 qiū sè colors of autumn / autumn scenery syn
中秋 zhōng qiū the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month syn
月饼 月餅 yuè bǐng mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival)
秋风 秋風 qiū fēng autumn wind / autumn breeze syn
深秋 shēn qiū late autumn syn
小春 xiǎo chūn 10th month of the lunar calendar / Indian summer / crops sown in late autumn syn
秋高气爽 秋高氣爽 qiū gāo qì shuǎng clear and refreshing autumn weather
明察秋毫 míng chá qiū háo lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. perceptive of even the finest detail syn
秋分 qiū fēn Qiufen or Autumn Equinox, 16th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd September-7th October
中秋节 中秋節 zhōng qiū jié the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month syn
秋雨 qiū yǔ autumn rain
秋凉 秋涼 qiū liáng the cool of autumn syn
六经 六經 liù jīng Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Book of Rites 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], the lost Book of Music 樂經|乐经[Yue4 jing1], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1] syn
秋老虎 qiū lǎo hǔ hot spell during autumn / Indian summer
孙子 孫子 sūn zǐ Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[Sun1 Wu3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] syn
金秋 jīn qiū fall / autumn syn
管子 guǎn zǐ Guanzi or Guan Zhong 管仲 (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齊國|齐国 of Spring and Autumn period / Guanzi, classical book containing writings of Guan Zhong and his school syn
春秋战国 春秋戰國 chūn qiū zhàn guó the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods
初秋 chū qiū early autumn / 7th month of the lunar calendar
肃杀 肅殺 sù shā austere / stern / harsh / somber and desolate (autumn or winter)
管仲 guǎn zhòng Guan Zhong (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齊國|齐国 of Spring and Autumn period / known as Guangzi 管子
立秋 lì qiū Liqiu or Start of Autumn, 13th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-22nd August
五经 五經 wǔ jīng the Five Classics of Confucianism, namely: the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1], the Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], and the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]
两河 兩河 liǎng hé the areas to the north and south of the Yellow River (in the Spring and Autumn Period) / Mesopotamia
小游 小遊 xiǎo yóu outing / short trip
青黄不接 青黃不接 qīng huáng bù jiē lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom) / the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop / temporary deficit in manpower or resources / unable to make ends meet syn
孙武 孫武 sūn wǔ Sun Wu, also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
秋霜 qiū shuāng autumn frost / fig. white hair as sign of old age
仲秋 仲鞦 zhòng qiū second month of autumn / 8th month of the lunar calendar syn
秋粮 秋糧 qiū liáng autumn grain crops
秋景 qiū jǐng autumn scenery / harvest season syn
秋播 qiū bō sowing in autumn (for a crop in spring)
早秋 zǎo qiū early autumn
五霸 wǔ bà the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]
秋燥 qiū zào autumn dryness disease (TCM)
黄昏恋 黃昏戀 huáng hūn liàn fig. romantic relationship between an elderly couple / falling in love in the autumn of one's life
秋后算账 秋後算賬 qiū hòu suàn zhàng lit. to settle accounts after autumn (idiom) / fig. to settle scores at an opportune time
秋令 qiū lìng autumn / autumn weather syn
玉露 yù lù gyokuro (shaded Japanese green tea) / (old) early-morning autumn dew / fine liquor
飔 颸 sī cool breeze of autumn
秋收起义 秋收起義 qiū shōu qǐ yì Autumn Harvest Uprising (1927), insurrection in Hunan and Jiangxi provinces led by Mao Zedong
诸子百家 諸子百家 zhū zǐ bǎi jiā the Hundred Schools of Thought, the various schools of thought and their exponents during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC)
冰壶秋月 冰壺秋月 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
秋荼密网 秋荼密網 qiū tú mì wǎng flowering autumn grass, fine net (idiom) / fig. abundant and exacting punishments prescribed by law
秋风扫落叶 秋風掃落葉 qiū fēng sǎo luò yè lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom) / to drive out the old and make a clean sweep
秋风过耳 秋風過耳 qiū fēng guò ěr lit. as the autumn breeze passes the ear (idiom) / not in the least concerned syn
花朝月夕 huā zhāo yuè xī a beautiful day / cf Birthday of the Flowers on lunar 15th February and Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August syn
一叶知秋 一葉知秋 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
双节 雙節 shuāng jié combined Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day (occurring when the Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋節|中秋节[Zhong1 qiu1 jie2] falls on October 1st, as in 1982, 2001 and 2020) / binodal / two-section
踏青赏花 踏青賞花 tà qīng shǎng huā to enjoy the flowers on a spring outing (idiom)
野游 野遊 yě yóu outing in the country / to go on a hike / to go courting
野炊 yě chuī to cook a meal over a campfire (usu. for a group of people on an outing) / cookout
颸 sī cool breeze of autumn
文种 文種 wén zhǒng Wen Zhong (-467 BC), adviser to the state of Yue during Spring and Autumn period
九流 jiǔ liú the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家[Ru2 jia1], Daoists 道家[Dao4 jia1], Yin and Yang 陰陽家|阴阳家[Yin1 yang2 jia1], Legalists 法家[Fa3 jia1], Logicians 名家[Ming2 jia1], Mohists 墨家[Mo4 jia1], Diplomats 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1], Miscellaneous 雜家|杂家[Za2 jia1], and Agriculturalists 農家|农家[Nong2 jia1]
公室 gōng shì office (room) / ruling families during Spring and Autumn period
吕氏春秋 呂氏春秋 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]
商飙徐起 商飆徐起 shāng biāo xú qǐ the autumn breeze comes gently (idiom)
子产 子產 zǐ chǎn Zi Chan (?-522 BC), statesman and philosopher during the Spring and Autumn 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[Zuo3 Qiu1 ming2] / usually called Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4]
收冬 shōu dōng harvest season / autumn
春夏秋冬 chūn xià qiū dōng the four seasons / spring, summer, autumn and winter
春生，夏长，秋收，冬藏 春生，夏長，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 春秋三傳 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]
春秋五霸 chūn qiū wǔ bà the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公|齐桓公[Qi2 Huan2 gong1], Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公[Jin4 Wen2 gong1], King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王|楚庄王[Chu3 Zhuang1 wang2], and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公[Song4 Xiang1 gong1] and Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公[Qin2 Mu4 gong1] or King Helu of Wu 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾[Wu2 wang2 He2 Lu:2] and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾踐|越王勾践[Yue4 wang2 Gou1 Jian4]
春秋左氏传 春秋左氏傳 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]
春秋战国时代 春秋戰國時代 chūn qiū zhàn guó shí dài the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods / Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC)
春秋时代 春秋時代 chūn qiū shí dài Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)
春秋繁露 chūn qiū fán lù Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals, ideological tract by Han dynasty political philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒[Dong3 Zhong4 shu1]
月夕 yuè xī Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August
狝 獮 xiǎn to hunt in autumn (archaic)
祁奚 qí xī Qi Xi (c. 620-550 BC), minister of Jin state 晉國|晋国[Jin4 guo2] of the Spring and Autumn states
秋分点 秋分點 qiū fēn diǎn the autumn equinox
秋审 秋審 qiū shěn autumn trial (judicial hearing of capital cases during Ming and Qing)
秋征 qiū zhēng autumn levy (tax on harvest)
秋后算帐 秋後算帳 qiū hòu suàn zhàng lit. settle accounts after the autumn harvest (idiom) / to wait until the time is ripe to settle accounts / to bide one's time for revenge
秋汛 qiū xùn autumn flood
秋灌 qiū guàn autumn irrigation
秋熟 qiū shú ripening in autumn (of crops)
秋狝 秋獮 qiū xiǎn (of an emperor) to hunt in autumn
秋耕 qiū gēng autumn plowing syn
秋菊傲霜 qiū jú ào shuāng the autumn chrysanthemum braves the frost (idiom)
秋菜 qiū cài autumn vegetables
秋试 秋試 qiū shì autumn exam (triennial provincial exam during Ming and Qing)
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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