How to say “autumn” in Chinese
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“Autumn” in Chinese is 秋天, qiū tiān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
秋天 is read qiū tiān: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 禾 “grain”; on the right, 火 “fire”.
A person 大 with a stroke above the head: the sky.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “秋天”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 秋天. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 秋天不冷也不热qiūtiānbùlěngyěbúrèAutumn is neither cold nor hot.
- 这儿的秋天多么美啊zhèrdeqiūtiānduōmeměiaHow beautiful autumn is here!
- 秋天去中国旅游怎么样？qiūtiānqùZhōngguólǚyóuzěnmeyàngHow about a trip to China in the fall?
- 春天播种秋天收获chūntiānbōzhǒng,qiūtiānshōuhuòThey sow in spring and harvest in autumn.
More words from the lesson “The four seasons”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “autumn” in Chinese?
“Autumn” in Chinese is 秋天, pinyin qiūtiān.
What does 秋天 mean?
秋天 (qiūtiān) means “autumn”.
How do you write 秋天?
秋天 is 2 characters: 秋 (qiū) — autumn, fall; 天 (tiān) — sky, day. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 秋天?
秋天 is read qiūtiān. Tones: qiū — first tone, tiān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“autumn” in the lesson “The four seasons”
This word is from the topic “Seasons and time” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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