苗条 meaning in English

miáotiao

(of a woman) slim; slender

HSK 7-9adjectiveTraditional 苗條15 strokes

Meaning of 苗条

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

miáotiao
  1. (of a woman) slim
  2. slender
  3. graceful

苗条 in example sentences

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

我wǒ正zhèng在zài变biàn苗miáo条tiáo!
I am getting slim!
说shuō苗miáo条tiáo比bǐ说shuō瘦shòu更gèng有yǒu礼lǐ貌mào。
It's more polite to say thin than skinny.
我wǒ奶nǎi奶nǎi年nián轻qīng的de时shí候hòu身shēn材cái很hěn苗miáo条tiáo,现xiàn在zài年nián纪jì大dà了le就jiù发fā福fú了le。
When my grandmother was young, her body was very slim. Now in her old age she's grown plump.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

苗 miáo · young plant · 8 strokes

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条 tiáo · strip · 7 strokes

  1. 1
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  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 苗条.

面条儿miàntiáorerhua variant of 麵條|面条[mian4 tiao2]
条件tiáojiàncondition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification
便条biàntiáo(informal) note
薯条shǔtiáofrench fries; french fried potatoes
疫苗yìmiáovaccine
条款tiáokuǎnclause (of contract or law)
条约tiáoyuētreaty; pact
头条tóutiáolead story (on the news)
条例tiáolìregulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes
无条件wútiáojiànunconditional
线条xiàntiáoline (in drawing, calligraphy etc); the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (h
萧条xiāotiáobleak; desolate; (economics) in a slump; sluggish; depressed

Questions about 苗条

What does 苗条 mean?

苗条 (miáotiao) means "(of a woman) slim; slender" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 苗条?

苗条 is made of 2 characters: 苗 (8 strokes), 条 (7 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 苗条 an HSK word?

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

How is 苗条 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 苗条 is written 苗條.