苗 miáo
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 田 field, farm, arable land
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
苗条
miáotiao
slim; slender
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 广告把苗条等同于自律，实际上是在向年轻女性输出单一的审美标准。 Guǎnggào bǎ miáotiao děngtóng yú zìlǜ, shíjì shàng shì zài xiàng niánqīng nǚxìng shūchū dānyī de shěnměi biāozhǔn. The advert equates slimness with self-discipline, which in fact imposes a single beauty standard on young women.
- 她身材苗条，穿什么衣服都好看。 Tā shēncái miáotiao, chuān shénme yīfu dōu hǎokàn. She has a slim figure and looks good in whatever she wears.
- 医生说，苗条不等于健康，关键是吃得均衡。 Yīshēng shuō, miáotiao bù děngyú jiànkāng, guānjiàn shì chī de jūnhéng. The doctor says being slim is not the same as being healthy; the key is a balanced diet.
Related words
- 禾苗 hémiáo grain seedlings; young cereal plants
- 苗 miáo seedling; young plant
- 苗头 miáotou sign; indication; emerging tendency
- 揠苗助长 yàmiáozhùzhǎng to spoil things by excessive enthusiasm; to try to help shoots grow by pulling them up
- 疫苗 yìmiáo vaccine
- 面条儿 miàntiáor noodles
- 条 tiáo a measure word for long things
- 条件 tiáojiàn condition
- 便条 biàntiáo note
- 教条 jiàotiáo dogma; doctrinaire
- 借条 jiètiáo IOU; written acknowledgement of debt
- 欠条 qiàntiáo IOU; written acknowledgement of debt