苗条

苗條

miáotiáo

adjective HSK 7-9 #9,940

Meanings

1 slim
2 slender
3 willowy

Characters

seedling; slender

strip; long and thin

Examples

HSK 4

她身材很苗条。

Tā shēncái hěn miáotiáo.

She has a slender figure.

HSK 4

跳舞能帮你保持苗条的身材。

Tiàowǔ néng bāng nǐ bǎochí miáotiáo de shēncái.

Dancing can help you maintain a slim figure.

Tips

usage

苗条 is almost exclusively used to describe women's figures and is always positive. For men, 健壮 (jiànzhuàng) or 瘦 (shòu) is more common.

Stroke Order

苗 miáo

条 tiáo