蚯
autumn; fall; harvest; year
Meanings
4 senses · 9 examplesnoun
autumn; fall (season)
One of the four seasons, between summer and winter. In Chinese culture, associated with harvest and melancholy.
Autumn has arrived, and the leaves have turned yellow.
Autumn in Beijing is very short.
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I like the weather in autumn.
noun
harvest time; crops; harvest
literaryLiterary or classical usage referring to the harvest season or the crops themselves.
During the autumn harvest season, the fields are a sea of gold.
The farmers are busy with the autumn harvest.
noun
year
literaryUsed in formal, literary, or idiomatic expressions to refer to a year or long period of time. Often appears in set phrases.
One day apart feels like three years (autumns).
For thousands of years; generation after generation.
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Not knowing the seasons/years (ignorant of time passing).
noun
a surname (Qiu)
Used as a family name.
Mr. Qiu is my teacher.