苗
条

(of a woman) slim in Chinese: 苗条 (miáo tiao)

miáo tiao

(of a woman) slim

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 苗條2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1(of a woman) slim
  2. 2slender
  3. 3graceful

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苗
条

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ㄇㄧㄠˊ

miáo

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

˙ㄊㄧㄠ

tiao

˙/ neutral toneㄊ/ tㄧ/ iㄠ/ ao

Simplified & traditional

苗条

Simplified

苗條

Traditional

Example sentences

See 苗条 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我正在变苗条！

    wǒ zhèng zài biàn miáo tiáo！

    I am getting slim!

  • 说苗条比说瘦更有礼貌。

    shuō miáo tiáo bǐ shuō shòu gèng yǒu lǐ mào。

    It's more polite to say thin than skinny.

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Related words

条

tiáo

strip

苗

miáo

sprout

面条

miàn tiáo

noodles

条件

tiáo jiàn

condition

便条

biàn tiáo

(informal) note

薯条

shǔ tiáo

french fries

禾苗

hé miáo

seedling (of rice or other grain)

教条

jiào tiáo

doctrine

借条

jiè tiáo

receipt for a loan

苗头

miáo tou

first signs

欠条

qiàn tiáo

IOU

条款

tiáo kuǎn

clause (of contract or law)

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