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春秋
chūnqiū
Description
"春秋"本来是"春天"和"秋天"的意思，也常常用来说一年的时间，或者一个人的年纪。
"春秋" originally means "spring" and "autumn", and is often used to refer to a year or a person's age.
它也是中国历史上的一个时代的名字。
It is also the name of a historical period in China.
Meanings
春秋chūnqiū
spring and autumn
一年有春秋，也有冬夏。
A year has spring and autumn, as well as winter and summer.
春秋chūnqiū
years; age (of a person)
他已经八十几个春秋了。
He is already in his eighties.
春秋Chūnqiū
Spring and Autumn period (Chinese history)
孔子生活在春秋时代。
Confucius lived during the Spring and Autumn period.
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Notes
- Etymology
literally 'spring + autumn', the two seasons used to represent a whole year or a lifetime.
- Nuance
as 'age', it is literary; everyday speech uses 岁数 or 年纪.
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