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苗条 miáotiao

苗条 miáotiao Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 苗条 miáotiao .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
miáotiao | miao2 tiao5
English translation
(of a woman) slim
slender
graceful

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About 苗条 miáotiao

Read some general information about the Chinese word 苗条 miáotiao .

Traditional form

苗條

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 苗条 miáotiao

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 苗条 miáotiao .

Miáo

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Sprouts are plants ( cǎo ) that rise from the field ( Tián ).

Positional decomposition

艹田

Number of Strokes

8
tiáo

Explanation

Simplified form of tiáo . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and yōu represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

夂木

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 苗条 miáotiao

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苗条 miáotiao 美丽 měilì 大方 dàfāng , shì 父母 fù mǔ de 掌上明珠 zhǎng shàng míng zhū .

Slender, pretty and vivacious, she was the apple of her parents'eye.

新娘 xīnniáng hěn 年轻 niánqīng , hěn 苗条 miáotiao , xiàng duǒ Bái 郁金香 yù jīn xiāng .

The bride was very young, very slender, a white tulip.

珍妮非常 fēicháng 漂亮 piàoliang 身材苗条 yǒu 一双蓝色 lán sè de 眼睛 yǎnjing

Jean is pretty, of slim build, with blue eyes.

如果 rúguǒ 不多加注意 zhùyì jiù huì 失去 shīqù 女孩 nǚ hái 般的苗条 miáotiao 身段 shēn duàn

You'll lose your girlish figure if you don't watch out.

司机 sījī shì 大约 dàyuē 30 suì de 身材苗条 de 年轻 niánqīng 女子 nǚ zǐ

The driver was a trim young woman of perhaps thirty.

苗条 miáotiao Decomposition

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苗条 miáotiao Compounds

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