初秋

chūqiū

noun

Meanings

HSK 3

我们打算初秋去新疆，那里天气凉快，水果也多。

Wǒmen dǎsuan chūqiū qù Xīnjiāng, nàli tiānqì liángkuai, shuǐguǒ yě duō.

We plan to go to Xinjiang in early autumn, when it's pleasantly cool and there's plenty of fruit.

HSK 5

初秋的早晚已经有点凉了。

Chūqiū de zǎowǎn yǐjīng yǒudiǎn liáng le.

In early autumn the mornings and evenings are already a bit chilly.

usage

初 "beginning" goes before a season: 初春, 初夏, 初秋, 初冬. Late autumn is 深秋. On the lunar calendar 初秋 is the seventh month, the first month of autumn.

初 chū

秋 qiū