苗条
miáo tiaoㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄠ˙
Sino-Vietnamese: MIÊU ĐIỀU
Traditional: 苗條
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 7–9
Meaning(adjective)
(of a woman) slim; slender; graceful
Examples
她的身材很苗条。
tā de shēn cái hěn miáo tiáo.
She has a slender figure.
为了变得苗条，她每天跑步。
wèi le biàn de miáo tiáo, tā měi tiān pǎo bù.
She runs every day to slim down.
你最近苗条了不少。
nǐ zuì jìn miáo tiáo le bù shǎo.
You've slimmed down quite a bit lately.
Easily confused
- 瘦 — 瘦 is just thin (neutral or negative); 苗条 is a compliment: slim and graceful.
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Stroke order
MIÊU · 8 strokes
Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China; surname Miao
ĐIỀU · 7 strokes
strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)