miào

妙

HSK 6Character · Adjective · Noun

wonderful; ingenious; mysterious

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Meanings

3 senses · 15 examples
1.

adjective

wonderful; excellent; beautiful

Used to describe things that are pleasing, delightful, or of high quality.

Zhè这
ge个
bàn办
fǎ法
zhēn真
miào妙
 。

This method is truly brilliant.

Tā她
tán弹
zòu奏
le了
yī一
shǒu首
miào妙
bù不
kě可
yán言
de的
qǔ曲
zi子
 。

She played an indescribably beautiful piece of music.

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Zhè这
lǐ里
de的
fēng风
jǐng景
kān堪
chēng称
miào妙
jìng境
 。

The scenery here can be called a marvelous realm.

Zhè这
dào道
cài菜
de的
tiáo调
wèi味
dā搭
pèi配
de得
miào妙
jí极
le了
 。

The seasoning of this dish is combined wonderfully.

Tā他
yòng用
jiǎn简
jié洁
de的
yǔ语
yán言
miáo描
shù述
le了
yī一
gè个
miào妙
pǐn品
 。

He described a fine piece of art in concise language.

2.

adjective

ingenious; clever; mysterious; subtle

Often used to describe clever plans, mysterious phenomena, or subtle techniques.

Zhū诸
gě葛
Liàng亮
xiǎng想
chū出
yī一
tiáo条
miào妙
jì计
 。

Zhuge Liang came up with a brilliant stratagem.

Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
de的
gòu构
tú图
shí十
fēn分
qiǎo巧
miào妙
 。

The composition of this painting is extremely ingenious.

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Zì自
rán然
jiè界
de的
xǔ许
duō多
xiàn现
xiàng象
dōu都
lìng令
rén人
gǎn感
dào到
mò莫
míng名
qí其
miào妙
 。

Many phenomena in nature make people feel baffled.

Yī医
shēng生
yòng用
xīn新
yào药
miào妙
shǒu手
huí回
chūn春
 ,
zhì治
hǎo好
le了
tā他
de的
bìng病
 。

The doctor used new medicine to bring the dying back to life and cured his illness.

Tā他
zhǎng掌
wò握
le了
zhè这
dào道
shù数
xué学
tí题
de的
miào妙
suàn算
fāng方
fǎ法
 。

He mastered the clever calculation method for this math problem.

3.

noun

surname

neutral

A Chinese surname, can be used as a family name.

Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
shī师
xìng姓
Miào妙
 。

This teacher's surname is Miao.

Miào妙
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
de的
xīn新
lín邻
jū居
 。

Mr. Miao is our new neighbor.

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Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
yǒu有
yī一
wèi位
zhù著
míng名
de的
huà画
jiā家
jiào叫
Miào妙
Shàn善
 。

In history, there was a famous painter named Miao Shan.

Qǐng请
bǎ把
zhè这
fèn份
wén文
jiàn件
jiāo交
gěi给
Miào妙
jīng经
lǐ理
 。

Please deliver this document to Manager Miao.

Xìng姓
Miào妙
de的
rén人
zài在
wǒ我
men们
chéng城
shì市
bù不
duō多
jiàn见
 。

People with the surname Miao are not common in our city.