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春秋

chūn qiū

2-character word

What 春秋 means

1. spring and autumn
2. four seasons
3. year
4. a person's age
5. annals (used in book titles)

Other readings

春秋 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Chūn qiūSpring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC); Spring and Autumn Annals, chronicle of Lu State (72

The characters in 春秋

• 春chūnspring (season); gay; joyful
• 秋qiūautumn; fall; harvest time

Words starting with 春秋

• 春秋大梦chūn qiū dà mènggrand dreams; unrealistic ideas (idiom)
• 春秋战国Chūn qiū Zhàn guóthe Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods
• 春秋时代Chūn qiū Shí dàiSpring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)
• 春秋繁露Chūn qiū Fán lùLuxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals, ideological tract by Han dynasty political…
• 春秋左氏传Chūn qiū Zuǒ shì ZhuànMr Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明…
• 春秋战国时代Chūn qiū Zhàn guó Shí dàithe Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods…
• 春秋鼎盛chūn qiū dǐng shèngthe prime of one's life
• 春秋三传Chūn qiū Sān ZhuànThree Commentaries on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋
• 春秋五霸Chūn qiū Wǔ bàthe Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi…

Words containing 春秋

• 公羊春秋Gōng yáng Chūn qiūMr Gongyang's Annals or commentary on 春秋
• 左氏春秋Zuǒ shì Chūn qiūMr Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明…
• 吴越春秋Wú Yuè Chūn qiūHistory of the Southern States Wu and Yue (traditional rivals), compiled by Han historian…
• 吕氏春秋Lǚ shì Chūn qiūlit. “Mr. Lü's Spring and Autumn (Annals)”, compendium of the philosophies of the Hundred…
• 晏子春秋Yàn zǐ Chūn qiūTales of Yanzi, book describing the life and wisdom of Yanzi 晏子 (-c 500 BC), famous…
• 十国春秋Shí guó Chūn qiūHistory of Ten States of South China (1669) by Wu Renchen 吴任臣
• 十六国春秋Shí liù guó Chūn qiūhistory of the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 by Cui Hong 崔鸿, written towards the end of Wei of…
• 蟪蛄不知春秋huì gū bù zhī chūn qiū"the short-lived cicada knows nothing of spring or autumn" (from the Zhuangzi 庄子