妙

miào

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Adjective Common

Definitions

1. clever
2. wonderful

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Antonyms

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• 差 chà 差 chà different As in 'poor' or 'bad': different

Related words

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• 巧妙 qiǎo miào 巧妙 qiǎo miào ingenious; clever Meaning 'ingenious': ingenious; clever
• 奇妙 qí miào 奇妙 qí miào fantastic; wonderful Meaning 'marvelous': fantastic; wonderful

Synonyms

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• 好 hǎo 好 hǎo good Used as 'good' or 'wonderful': good

Usage notes

Collocations

Often paired with 不 (bù) to mean 'not good' or 'lousy', e.g., 不妙 (bù miào).

Example Sentences

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这个方法真 妙 ！

This method is really wonderful!

前景不 妙 。

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Words Containing 妙

• 奇妙 奇妙 qí miào: fantastic; wonderful
• 巧妙 巧妙 qiǎo miào: ingenious; clever
• 微妙 微妙 wēi miào: subtle
• 精妙 精妙 jīng miào: exquisite
• 美妙 美妙 měi miào: beautiful
• 莫名其妙 莫名其妙 mò míng qí miào: (idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable
• 不妙 不妙 bù miào: (of a turn of events) not too encouraging
• 佳妙 佳妙 jiā miào: wonderful
• 奇思妙想 奇思妙想 qí sī miào xiǎng: an unconventional but wonderful idea
• 奥妙 奥妙 ào miào: marvelous
• 妙不可言 妙不可言 miào bù kě yán: too wonderful for words
• 妙品 妙品 miào pǐn: a fine work of art
• 妙在不言中 妙在不言中 miào zài bù yán zhōng: the charm lies in what is left unsaid (idiom)
• 妙妙熊历险记 妙妙熊历险记 miào miào xióng lì xiǎn jì: Adventures of the Gummi Bears (Disney animated series)
• 妙手 妙手 miào shǒu: miraculous hands of a healer
• 妙手回春 妙手回春 miào shǒu huí chūn: (idiom) (of a doctor) to effect a miracle cure
• 妙手空空 妙手空空 miào shǒu kōng kōng: petty thief (lit. quick fingered and vanish)
• 妙招 妙招 miào zhāo: smart move
• 妙探寻凶 妙探寻凶 miào tàn xún xiōng: Cluedo (board game)
• 妙智慧 妙智慧 miào zhì huì: wondrous wisdom and knowledge (Buddhism)
• 妙法 妙法 miào fǎ: brilliant plan
• 妙法莲华经 妙法莲华经 miào fǎ lián huá jīng: The Lotus Sutra
• 妙用 妙用 miào yòng: to use (sth) in an ingenious way
• 妙笔 妙笔 miào bǐ: talented, gifted or ingenious writing
• 妙笔生花 妙笔生花 miào bǐ shēng huā: gifted or skillful writing
• 妙处 妙处 miào chù: ideal place
• 妙计 妙计 miào jì: excellent plan
• 妙语 妙语 miào yǔ: witticism
• 妙语如珠 妙语如珠 miào yǔ rú zhū: sparkling with wit (idiom)
• 妙语横生 妙语横生 miào yǔ héng shēng: to be full of wit and humor
• 妙语连珠 妙语连珠 miào yǔ lián zhū: sparkling with wit (idiom)
• 妙趣 妙趣 miào qù: witty
• 妙趣横生 妙趣横生 miào qù héng shēng: endlessly interesting (idiom)
• 妙龄 妙龄 miào líng: (of a girl) in the prime of youth
• 婉妙 婉妙 wǎn miào: sweet
• 惟妙惟肖 惟妙惟肖 wéi miào wéi xiào: to imitate to perfection
• 玄妙 玄妙 xuán miào: mysterious
• 生花妙笔 生花妙笔 shēng huā miào bǐ: beautiful or talented writing
• 神妙 神妙 shén miào: marvelous
• 神妙隽美 神妙隽美 shén miào juàn měi: outstanding and elegant
• 神机妙算 神机妙算 shén jī miào suàn: divine strategy and wonderful planning (idiom)
• 绝妙 绝妙 jué miào: exquisite
• 维妙维肖 维妙维肖 wéi miào wéi xiào: to imitate to perfection
• 锦囊妙计 锦囊妙计 jǐn náng miào jì: brocade sack of miracle plans (idiom); bag of tricks
• 隽妙 隽妙 juàn miào: extremely elegant
• 灵丹妙药 灵丹妙药 líng dān miào yào: effective cure, miracle medicine (idiom); fig. wonder-cure for all problems
• 灵妙 灵妙 líng miào: wonderful; ingenious; clever
• 高妙 高妙 gāo miào: masterly