苗条
miáotiao
slim, slender
Part of speech · adjective
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 她的身材很苗条。She has a slender figure.
- 为了保持苗条,她每天运动。To stay slim, she exercises every day.
Collocations
身材苗条苗条的身材保持苗条苗条淑女
Mnemonic
苗 miáo "sprout" + 条 tiáo "slender strip": slender like a young sprout. 苗 has the grass radical 艹. Typically describes a slim figure. Opposite of 肥胖 (obese).
Related
纤细修长肥胖身材
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