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苗头 (miáo tou): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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苗头

苗头 (miáo tou): Sign (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

苗头 consists of 2 characters.

seedling; young plant; sprout

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

head; top, end; first

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Pinyinmiáo tou

MeaningSign

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word苗头

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3.

How to Use 苗头 in Sentences

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

Verb + Object

lòu露

chū出

miáo苗

tou头

neutral

show signs

fā发

xiàn现

miáo苗

tou头

neutral

detect signs

Adjective + Nounwith不好

bù不

hǎo好

de的

miáo苗

tou头

Subject + Predicatewith不对

miáo苗

tou头

bú不

duì对

4.

Example Sentences with 苗头

tā他

gǎn感

mào冒

le了

，

yǒu有

fā发

shāo

neutral

bad sign

informal

Spoken

signs are not right

烧

de的

miáo苗

tou头

。

He has a cold and is showing signs of a fever.

tán谈

pàn判

gāng刚

yì一

kāi开

shǐ始

，

shuāng双

fāng方

jiù就

xiǎn显

lù露

chū出

jiāng僵

chí持

bú不

xià下

de的

miáo苗

tou头

。

At the very beginning of the negotiations, both sides showed signs of a deadlock.

nǐ你

zhù注

yì意

dào到

tā他

zuì最

jìn近

yǒu有

xiāo消

jí极

dài怠

gōng工

de的

miáo苗

tou头

le了

ma吗

？

Have you noticed any signs of him slacking off at work lately?

tiān天

qì气

zhuǎn转

liáng凉

，

qiū秋

tiān天

yǐ已

jīng经

lù露

chū出

le了

miáo苗

tou头

。

The weather is getting cooler, and autumn is already showing signs.

wǒ我

men们

bì必

xū须

bǎ把

zhè这

zhǒng种

wēi危

xiǎn险

de的

miáo苗

tou头

è扼

shā杀

zài在

méng萌

yá芽

zhuàng状

tài态

。

We must nip this dangerous sign in the bud.

shì市

chǎng场

bìng并

wèi未

xiǎn显

xiàn现

chū出

rèn任

hé何

xū需

qiú求

huí回

nuǎn暖

de的

míng明

xiǎn显

miáo苗

tou头

。

The market has not shown any clear signs of a recovery in demand.

cóng从

zhè这

xiē些

shù数

jù据

zhōng中

，

wǒ我

men们

kě可

yǐ以

kàn看

chū出

jīng经

jì济

fù复

sū苏

de的

miáo苗

tou头

。

From these data, we can see signs of economic recovery.

kàn看

tā他

liǎ俩

de的

hù互

dòng动

，

sì似

hū乎

yǒu有

fā发

zhǎn展

chéng成

liàn恋

rén人

de的

miáo苗

tou头

。

Judging from their interaction, there seems to be signs of them developing into a couple.

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点头diǎn tóuHSK 4
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木头mù touHSK 5
石头shí touHSK 5
里头

lǐ tou

HSK 5