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miào

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miào Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
miào | miao4
English translation
clever
wonderful
variant of miào [miào]
mysterious, subtle; clever, exquisite, wonderful

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About miào

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

miào

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

woman

Etymology of miào

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

女少

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

shǎo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and shǎo represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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Example sentences using miào

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作品 zuòpǐn shì 微妙 wēi miào de , 冷僻 lěng pì de , 幻想 huànxiǎng de dài biān de 雪景.

The work was subtle, remote, fanciful - a snow scene with purple edges.

海军 hǎi jūn 副官 fù guān 泰兹韦尔·谢泼德 中校 zhōng xiào 报告 bàogào le 滩头阵地 zhèndì 确实 quèshí de yòu 不妙 bù miào de 情况 qíngkuàng .

Commander Tazewell Shepard , the naval aide , gave a report , precise and bleak , on the beachhead.

zài 交响乐 jiāo xiǎng yuè 中间 zhōngjiān yǒu 一段奇妙 qímiào de 抒情 shū qíng 长笛 cháng dí 独奏 dú zòu .

There's wonderfully lyrical flute solo in the middle of this symphony.

zhè 家伙 jiāhuo 以前 yǐqián zuò 实在 shízài tài miào le ,以致 yǐzhì 现在 xiànzài 挽回 wǎnhuí le .

They had done their work too well and little time to reverse it.

布莱克先生 Xiānsheng 由于 yóuyú 巧妙 qiǎomiào de 投资 tóuzī zhuàn le 不少 bù shǎo Qián .

Mr. Black prospered from his wise investments.

Words with miào

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
美妙 měimiào beautiful美妙 měimiào
miào clever miào
不妙 bù miào far from good不妙 bù miào
奇妙 qímiào fantastic奇妙 qímiào
莫名其妙 mòmíngqímiào (idiom) baffling莫名其妙 mòmíngqímiào
巧妙 qiǎomiào ingenious巧妙 qiǎomiào
微妙 wēi miào subtle微妙 wēi miào
绝妙 jué miào exquisite絕妙
奥妙 aò miào marvelous奧妙
精妙 jīng miào exquisite精妙 jīng miào
妙不可言 miào bù kě yán too wonderful for words妙不可言 miào bù kě yán
妙计 miào jì excellent plan妙計
玄妙 xuán miào mysterious玄妙 xuán miào
妙手 miào shǒu highly skilled person妙手 miào shǒu
妙龄 miào líng (of a girl) in the prime of youth妙齡
惟妙惟肖 wéi miào wéi xiào to imitate to perfection惟妙惟肖 wéi miào wéi xiào
灵丹妙药 líng dān miào yào panacea靈丹妙藥
妙处 miào chù ideal place妙處
妙语 miào yǔ witticism妙語
妙趣横生 miào qù héng shēng very witty妙趣橫生
莫明其妙 mò míng qí miào (idiom) baffling莫明其妙 mò míng qí miào
神妙 shén miào marvelous神妙 shén miào
妙语连珠 miào yǔ lián zhū sparkling with wit (idiom)妙語連珠
妙手回春 miào shǒu huí chūn brilliant doctor妙手回春 miào shǒu huí chūn

miào Decomposition & Compounds

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miào Decomposition

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