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微妙 (wēi miào): Subtle / Exquisite (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

微妙 consists of 2 characters.

small, tiny, subtle

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

wonderful, exquisite, clever

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Pinyinwēi miào

MeaningSubtle / Exquisite

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word微妙

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 微妙.

Words with 微

稍微shāo wēiHSK 4
微笑wēi xiàoHSK 5
微小wēi xiǎoHSK 6
微观wēi guānHSK 6
微不足道wēi bù zú dàoHSK 6
无微不至wú wēi bú zhìHSK 6
卑微bēi wēiHSK 7-9
微型wēi xíngHSK 7-9

Words with 妙

巧妙qiǎo miàoHSK 5
奇妙qí miàoHSK 6
美妙měi miàoHSK 6
莫名其妙mò míng qí miàoHSK 6
不妙bú miàoHSK 7-9
精妙jīng miàoHSK 7-9
妙哉miào zāi
曼妙màn miào

3.

How to Use 微妙 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 微妙 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常

fēi非

cháng常

wēi微

miào妙

neutral

very subtle

Verb + Complementwith感到

gǎn感

dào到

wēi微

miào妙

Adjective + Nounwith变化

wēi微

miào妙

de的

biàn变

huà化

Subject + Adjectivewith关系

guān关

xì系

wēi微

miào妙

4.

Example Sentences with 微妙

zhè这

ge个

wèi味

dào道

hěn很

wēi微

miào妙

neutral

feel subtle

neutral

subtle change

neutral

subtle relationship

。

This taste is very subtle.

tā他

men们

zhī之

jiān间

de的

guān关

xì系

fēi非

cháng常

wēi微

miào妙

，

wài外

rén人

hěn很

nán难

lǐ理

jiě解

。

The relationship between them is very subtle; it's hard for outsiders to understand.

liǎng两

guó国

guān关

xì系

de的

zhè这

zhǒng种

wēi微

miào妙

biàn变

huà化

，

yǐn引

qǐ起

le了

guó国

jì际

guān观

chá察

jiā家

de的

zhù注

yì意

。

This subtle shift in the bilateral relationship has drawn the attention of international observers.

nǐ你

néng能

chá察

jué觉

dào到

tā他

men们

yǔ语

qì气

zhōng中

nà那

wēi微

miào妙

de的

chā差

bié别

ma吗

？

Can you detect the subtle difference in their tones?

tā他

men们

zhī之

jiān间

de的

guān关

xì系

hěn很

wēi微

miào妙

，

wài外

rén人

hěn很

nán难

lǐ理

jiě解

。

The relationship between them is subtle, and it's hard for outsiders to understand.

zhè这

fú幅

huà画

sè色

cǎi彩

de的

dā搭

pèi配

bìng并

bù不

wēi微

miào妙

，

fǎn反

ér而

xiǎn显

de得

yǒu有

xiē些

shēng生

yìng硬

。

The color combination in this painting is not subtle at all; instead, it seems somewhat stiff.

tán谈

pàn判

jìn进

rù入

le了

wēi微

miào妙

jiē阶

duàn段

，

rèn任

hé何

qīng轻

shuài率

de的

jǔ举

dòng动

dōu都

kě可

néng能

dǎo导

zhì致

pò破

liè裂

。

The negotiations have entered a delicate stage, where any rash move could lead to a breakdown.

zhè这

ge个

jué决

dìng定

de的

yǐng影

xiǎng响

hěn很

wēi微

miào妙

，

xū需

yào要

zǐ仔

xì细

kǎo考

lǜ虑

。

The impact of this decision is subtle and requires careful consideration.

tā他

liǎn脸

shàng上

shǎn闪

guò过

yì一

sī丝

wēi微

miào妙

de的

biǎo表

qíng情

，

suí随

jí即

yòu又

huī恢

fù复

le了

píng平

jìng静

。

A subtle expression flickered across his face before he quickly regained his composure.