苗头

苗頭

miáotou

noun HSK 7 #25,330

Measure Word

一个苗头 gè

Meanings

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

Characters

seedling; sprout

Examples

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.

事情已经有了不好的苗头。

Shìqíng yǐjīng yǒu le bù hǎo de miáotou.

Things are already showing bad signs.

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