微妙 meaning in English

wēimiào

subtle

HSK 7-9adjective20 strokes

Meaning of 微妙

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

wēimiào
  1. subtle

微妙 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

这zhè是shì条tiáo很hěn微wēi妙miào的de问wèn题tí。
It's a very delicate question.
那nà是shì个gè微wēi妙miào的de局jú势shì。
That's a delicate matter.

Stroke order for each character

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微 wēi · small · 13 strokes

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妙 miào · clever · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 微妙.

微笑wēixiàosmile; to smile
微信wēixìnWeixin or WeChat (instant messaging and social media app developed by Tencent 騰訊|腾讯[Teng2
稍微shāowēia little bit
微博wēibómicroblogging; microblog
奇妙qímiàowonderful; marvelous; intriguing; mysterious; strange
巧妙qiǎomiàoingenious; clever; ingenuity; artifice
微波炉wēibōlúmicrowave oven
美妙měimiàobeautiful; wonderful
莫名其妙mòmíngqímiào(idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable
轻微qīngwēislight; light
微不足道wēibùzúdào(idiom) negligible; insignificant
微弱wēiruòweak; faint

Questions about 微妙

What does 微妙 mean?

微妙 (wēimiào) means "subtle" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 微妙?

微妙 is made of 2 characters: 微 (13 strokes), 妙 (7 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

Is 微妙 an HSK word?

Yes. 微妙 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.