| 秋 | qiū | a swing; autumn; fall; harvest time; surname Qiu |
| 秋季 | qiū jì | autumn; fall |
| 秋收 | qiū shōu | fall harvest; to reap |
| 秋天 | qiū tiān | autumn; CL:个 |
| 秋耕 | qiū gēng | autumn plowing |
| 秋播 | qiū bō | sowing in autumn (for a crop in spring) |
| 秋风 | qiū fēng | autumn wind; autumn breeze |
| 秋田 | Qiū tián | Akita prefecture of north Japan |
| 秋水 | qiū shuǐ | limpid autumn waters (trad. description of girl's beautiful eyes) |
| 秋分 | Qiū fēn | Qiufen or Autumn Equinox, 16th of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 23rd September-7th October |
| 秋千 | qiū qiān | swing; seesaw; trapeze |
| 秋收起义 | Qiū shōu qǐ yì | Autumn Harvest Uprising |
| 秋汛 | qiū xùn | autumn flood |
| 秋令 | qiū lìng | autumn; autumn weather |
| 秋刀鱼 | qiū dāo yú | Pacific saury (Cololabis saira) |
| 秋分点 | qiū fēn diǎn | the autumn equinox |
| 秋季学期 | qiū jì xué qī | fall semester |
| 秋审 | 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 | qiū hòu 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 hòu suàn zhàng | lit. to settle accounts after autumn; settle scores at an opportune moment (idiom) |
| 秋景 | qiū jǐng | autumn scenery; harvest season |
| 秋毫 | qiū háo | new down (fine feather); fig. the small thing |
| 秋毫无犯 | qiū háo wú fàn | lit. not harming a new feather (idiom); not commit the slightest offense against the people (of soldiers); would not hurt a fly |
| 秋海棠 | qiū hǎi táng | begonia |
| 秋海棠花 | qiū hǎi táng huā | begonia |
| 秋凉 | qiū liáng | the cool of autumn |
| 秋灌 | qiū guàn | autumn irrigation |
| 秋熟 | qiū shú | ripening in autumn (of crops) |
| 秋燥 | qiū zào | autumn dryness disease (traditional Chinese medicine) |
| 秋狝 | qiū xiǎn | (history) a hunting party |
| 秋瑾 | qiū jǐn | Qiu Jin (1875-1907), famous female martyr of the anti-Qing revolution, the subject of several books and films |
| 秋田县 | Qiū tián xiàn | Akita prefecture, northeast Japan |
| 秋粮 | qiū liáng | autumn grain crops |
| 秋老虎 | qiū lǎo hǔ | hot spell during autumn; Indian summer |
| 秋色 | qiū sè | colors of autumn; autumn scenery |
| 秋荼密网 | qiū tú mì wǎng | flowering autumn grass, fine net (idiom); fig. abundant and exacting punishments prescribed by law |
| 秋菊傲霜 | qiū jú ào shuāng | the autumn chrysanthemum braves the frost (idiom) |
| 秋菜 | qiū cài | autumn vegetables |
| 秋叶 | qiū yè | autumn leaf |
| 秋叶原 | Qiū yè yuán | Akihabara, region of downtown Tokyo famous for electronics stores |
| 秋葵 | qiū kuí | okra, also known as ladies' fingers |
| 秋葵荚 | qiū kuí jiá | okra |
| 秋衣 | qiū yī | long underwear |
| 秋裤 | qiū kù | long underwear pants |
| 秋试 | qiū shì | autumn exam (triennial provincial exam during Ming and Qing) |
| 秋闱 | qiū wéi | autumn exam (triennial provincial exam during Ming and Qing) |
| 秋雨 | qiū yǔ | autumn rain |
| 秋霜 | qiū shuāng | autumn frost; fig. white hair as sign of old age |
| 秋风扫落叶 | 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 |
