苗头

苗頭

miáotou

noun HSK 7-9 #25,330

Measure Word

一个苗头 gè

Meanings

1 early sign
2 indication
3 symptom (of a trend)

Characters

seedling; sprout

Examples

HSK 2

事情已经有了不好的苗头。

Shìqíng yǐjīng yǒu le bùhǎo de miáotou.

Things are already showing bad signs.

HSK 3

我们要及时发现问题的苗头。

Wǒmen yào jíshí fāxiàn wèntí de miáotou.

We must detect early signs of problems in time.

Tips

memory

苗头 literally means 'tip of the sprout' - just as a sprout is the first visible sign of growth, 苗头 refers to the first visible sign of a developing situation.

Stroke Order

苗 miáo

头 tóu