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苗条 (miáo tiáo): Slender (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

苗 • miáo • seedling; young plant; sprout

miáo苗

seedling; young plant; sprout

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Pinyinmiáo tiáo

Meaningslender; slim

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条 • tiáo • [measure word for long pieces (hair, branch, trousers etc.)] • HSK 2.0 L3

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tiáo条

[measure word for long pieces (hair, branch, trousers etc.)]

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More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 苗条.

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 苗条.

Words with 苗

拔苗助长bá miáo zhù zhǎngpull up a seedling in the mistaken hope of helping it to grow
疫苗yì miáovaccine
禾苗hé miáoseedling / young crops

苗头

miáo tou

Sign

揠苗助长yà miáo zhù zhǎngspoil things by excessive eagerness

树苗shù miáosapling

火苗huǒ miáoflame; tongue of fire

苗圃miáo pǔseedling nursery

Words with 条

面条儿miàn tiáo rnoodles
面条miàn tiáonoodles
条件tiáo jiàncondition
油条yóu tiáodeep-fried dough stick; fried breadstick
便条biàn tiáonote
条款tiáo kuǎnclause; article; provision
条理tiáo lǐproper arrangement; orderliness
条约tiáo yuēconvention; treaty; pact

4.

Readings & Senses

miáo tiáo(miao tiao)

1. [adjective]slender; slim[HSK5]

miáo tiao(miao tiao)

1. [adjective]slender; slim[HSK 3.0 · L7-9]

5.

How to Use 苗条 in Sentences

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常

fēi非

cháng常

miáo苗

tiao条

neutral

very slim

Adjective + Nounwith身材

miáo苗

tiao条

de的

shēn身

cái材

Verb + Complementwith变得

biàn变

de得

miáo苗

tiao条

Subject + Predicatewith身材

shēn身

cái材

miáo苗

tiao条

6.

Example Sentences with 苗条

tā她

hěn很

miáo苗

tiáo条

。

She is slim.

neutral

slim figure

neutral

become slim

neutral

slim figure

tā她

jiān坚

chí持

duàn锻

liàn炼

，

shēn身

cái材

yī一

zhí直

hěn很

miáo苗

tiao条

。

She keeps exercising, so her figure has always been slim.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā她

shēn身

cái材

miáo苗

tiáo条

，

què却

yōng拥

yǒu有

jīng惊

rén人

de的

lì力

liàng量

。

Despite her slender figure, she possesses astonishing strength.

miáo苗

tiáo条

de的

shēn身

cái材

chuān穿

zhè这

jiàn件

yī衣

fu服

hěn很

hǎo好

kàn看

。

A slim figure looks good in this dress.

nǐ你

zuì最

jìn近

shì是

bu不

shì是

yòu又

shòu瘦

le了

，

kàn看

qǐ起

lái来

gèng更

miáo苗

tiáo条

le了

？

Have you lost weight recently? You look even slimmer.

jiàn健

kāng康

bǐ比

dān单

chún纯

zhuī追

qiú求

miáo苗

tiáo条

de的

shēn身

cái材

gèng更

wéi为

zhòng重

yào要

。

Health is more important than simply pursuing a slender figure.