Meaning of 独苗
独苗 means only child; sole offspring; sole descendant of a family. Pronounced dú miáo.
- only child; sole offspring; sole descendant of a family
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
shì是
jiā家
lǐ里
de的
dú独
miáo苗
，
fù父
mǔ母
duì对
tā他
jì寄
yǔ予
hòu厚
wàng望
。
He is the only child in the family, and his parents have high expectations for him.
Wǒ我
men们
zhè这
yī一
mài脉
，
jiù就
shèng剩
tā他
zhè这
ge个
dú独
miáo苗
miáo苗
le了
。
In our branch of the family, he's the last remaining descendant.
Lǎo老
Wáng王
jiā家
sān三
dài代
dān单
chuán传
，
zhè这
ge个
ér儿
zi子
kě可
shì是
tā他
de的
dú独
miáo苗
r儿
。
The Wang family has had only one male heir for three generations; this son is his sole descendant.
Zuò作
wéi为
jiā家
zú族
dú独
miáo苗
，
tā他
chéng承
dān担
zhe着
yán延
xù续
xiāng香
huǒ火
de的
zé责
rèn任
。
As the sole male descendant of the family, he bears the responsibility of continuing the family line.
Zhè这
ge个
dú独
miáo苗
r儿
kě可
qiān千
wàn万
bù不
néng能
chū出
shì事
。
We absolutely cannot let anything happen to this only child.