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miáo
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. sprout

Words Containing 苗

苗家
miáo jiā

see 苗族[miáo zú]

幼苗
yòu miáo

young sprout

露苗
lòu miáo

(young sprouts) come out

苗条
miáo tiáo

slim

苗床
miáo chuáng

seedbed

补苗
bǔ miáo

to fill gaps with seedlings

稻苗
dào miáo

rice seedling

金平苗瑶傣族自治县
jīn píng miáo yáo dǎi zú zì zhì xiàn

see 金平苗族瑤族傣族自治縣|金平苗族瑶族傣族自治县[jīn píng miáo zú yáo zú dǎi zú zì zhì xiàn]

布氏菌苗
bù shì jūn miáo

Brucella vaccine

鼠疫菌苗
shǔ yì jūn miáo

plague vaccine

苗条
miáo tiao

(of a woman) slim

恩施土家族苗族自治州
ēn shī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu

Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Hubei

苗子
miáo zi

young successor

炭疽菌苗
tàn jū jūn miáo

anthrax vaccine

酉阳土家族苗族自治县
yǒu yáng tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Youyang Miao and Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality

药苗
yào miáo

medicinal herb seedling

芽苗
yá miáo

a shoot

别苗头
bié miáo tou

(dialect) to compete with

苗栗市
miáo lì shì

Miaoli city in northwest Taiwan, capital of Miaoli county

鱼苗
yú miáo

fry

痘苗
dòu miáo

vaccine

出苗
chū miáo

to sprout

黔南布依族苗族自治州
qián nán bù yī zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu

Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Guizhou, capital Duyun City 都勻市|都匀市[dū yún shì]

苗头
miáo tou

first signs

印江土家族苗族自治县
yìn jiāng tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Yinjiang Tujia and Hmong autonomous county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区[tóng rén dì qū], Guizhou

苗裔
miáo yì

offspring

苗栗
miáo lì

Miaoli city and county in northwest Taiwan

禄劝彝族苗族自治县
lù quàn yí zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Luquan Yi and Miao autonomous county in Kunming 昆明[kūn míng], Yunnan

苗期
miáo qī

(agriculture) seedling stage

蒜苗炒肉片
suàn miáo chǎo ròu piàn

stir-fried pork with garlic

城步苗族自治县
chéng bù miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Chengbu Miao Autonomous County in Shaoyang 邵陽|邵阳[shào yáng], Hunan

关岭布依族苗族自治县
guān lǐng bù yī zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Guanling Buyei and Hmong autonomous county in Anshun 安順|安顺[ān shùn], Guizhou

道真仡佬族苗族自治县
dào zhēn gē lǎo zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Daozhen Klau and Hmong Autonomous County in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[zūn yì], northeast Guizhou

彭水苗族土家族自治县
péng shuǐ miáo zú tǔ jiā zú zì zhì xiàn

Pengshui Miao and Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality

务川仡佬族苗族自治县
wù chuān gē lǎo zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Wuchuan Klau and Hmong Autonomous County in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[zūn yì], northeast Guizhou

间苗
jiàn miáo

thinning out seedlings

秀山土家族苗族自治县
xiù shān tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Xiushan Miao and Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality

火苗
huǒ miáo

flame

菌苗
jūn miáo

vaccine

树苗
shù miáo

sapling

秧苗
yāng miáo

seedling

流感疫苗
liú gǎn yì miáo

influenza vaccine

登革疫苗
dēng gé yì miáo

dengue vaccine

独苗
dú miáo

only child

黔西南布依族苗族自治州
qián xī nán bù yī zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu

Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture in Guizhou, capital Xingyi city 興義市|兴义市

蒜苗
suàn miáo

garlic shoot; garlic sprouts

松桃苗族自治县
sōng táo miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Songtao Miao Autonomous County, Guizhou

三合一疫苗
sān hé yī yì miáo

DTP vaccination

保苗
bǎo miáo

to protect young plants, ensuring that enough survive to produce a good crop

霍乱菌苗
huò luàn jūn miáo

cholera vaccine

植苗
zhí miáo

tree planting

单根独苗
dān gēn dú miáo

an only child

卡介苗
kǎ jiè miáo

BCG vaccine

苗圃
miáo pǔ

Miao Pu (1977-), PRC actress

琼中黎族苗族自治县
qióng zhōng lí zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Qiongzhong Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan

麻阳苗族自治县
má yáng miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Mayang Miao autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[huái huà], Hunan

疫苗
yì miáo

vaccine

威宁彝族回族苗族自治县
wēi níng yí zú huí zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Weining Yi, Hui and Miao autonomous county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區|毕节地区[bì jié dì qū], Guizhou

苗栗县
miáo lì xiàn

Miaoli county in northwest Taiwan

揠苗助长
yà miáo zhù zhǎng

see 拔苗助長|拔苗助长[bá miáo zhù zhǎng]

靖州苗族侗族自治县
jìng zhōu miáo zú dòng zú zì zhì xiàn

Jingzhou Miao and Dong autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[huái huà], Hunan

融水苗族自治县
róng shuǐ miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Rongshui Miao Autonomous County in Liuzhou 柳州[liǔ zhōu], Guangxi

豆苗
dòu miáo

pea shoots

湘西土家族苗族自治州
xiāng xī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu

Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in northwest Hunan, capital Jishou 吉首[jí shǒu]

保亭黎族苗族自治县
bǎo tíng lí zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Baoting Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan

金平苗族瑶族傣族自治县
jīn píng miáo zú yáo zú dǎi zú zì zhì xiàn

Jinping Miao, Yao and Dai autonomous county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture 紅河哈尼族彞族自治州|红河哈尼族彝族自治州[hóng hé hā ní zú yí zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

文山壮族苗族自治州
wén shān zhuàng zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu

Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture in Yunnan 雲南|云南

减毒活疫苗
jiǎn dú huó yì miáo

attenuated live vaccine

紫云苗族布依族自治县
zǐ yún miáo zú bù yī zú zì zhì xiàn

Ziyun Hmong and Buyei autonomous county in Anshun 安順|安顺[ān shùn], Guizhou

屏边苗族自治县
píng biān miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Pingbian Mianzu autonomous county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture 紅河哈尼族彞族自治州|红河哈尼族彝族自治州[hóng hé hā ní zú yí zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

嫩苗
nèn miáo

seedling; tender young shoot; sprout

拔苗助长
bá miáo zhù zhǎng

to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)

镇宁布依族苗族自治县
zhèn níng bù yī zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Zhenning Buyei and Hmong autonomous county in Anshun 安順|安顺[ān shùn], Guizhou

黔东南苗族侗族自治州
qián dōng nán miáo zú dòng zú zì zhì zhōu

Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture in Guizhou, capital Kaili city 凱里市|凯里市

苗族
miáo zú

Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China

禾苗
hé miáo

seedling (of rice or other grain)