苗条
Old HSK 5
苗条 (miáotiao) · slim
苗条 (miáotiao) means “slim; slender”. It is written with 2 characters: 苗 (sprouts) + 条 (measure word for long thin things). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 苗条 is built
The characters
苗 miáo · sprouts
What 苗 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
条 tiáo · measure word for long thin things
What 条 is made of
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — and
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
Example sentences
她的身材很苗条。Tā de shēncái hěn miáotiao.She has a slim figure.
为了变得苗条，她每天跑步。Wèile biàndé miáotiao, tā měitiān pǎobù.She runs every day to get slimmer.
Questions about 苗条
What does 苗条 mean?
苗条 (miáotiao) means “slim; slender”.
How do you pronounce 苗条?
苗条 is pronounced miáotiao.
Which HSK level is 苗条?
苗条 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 拔苗助长bámiáozhùzhǎngto spoil things by being too hasty
- 面条儿miàntiáornoodles
- 条件tiáojiàncondition
- 面条miàntiáonoodles
- 便条biàntiáonote (informal written message)
- 条款tiáokuǎnclause
- 条理tiáolǐorder
- 条约tiáoyuētreaty
- 有条不紊yǒutiáobùwěnorderly
- 条tiáomeasure word for long thin things
Learn 苗条 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 65: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.