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苗 (miu4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

苗 (miu4, miáo) — (adjective) 1. Slim; 2. Fit; (noun) Chinese surname; (of medicine) 1. Vaccine; (Chinese minority) The Miao; (plant) Young plant; sprout; Miao ethnic group

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 苗 (miu2) — slim; slender
• 苗圃 (miu4 pou2) — Miao Pu (1977–), Chinese actress
• 苗子 (miu4 zi2) — young successor; seedling; sapling
• 苗家 (miu4 gaa1) — see 苗族[Miao2 zu2]
• 苗床 (miu4 cong4) — seedbed
• 苗族 (miu4 zuk6) — Miao ethnic group

Chengyu with this character

• 拔苗助長 — To damage what you want to help by rushing it. Used for well-meant interference that backfires: cramming, over-watering, over-managing.

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