Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
苗
miáo
Description
苗是指植物刚长出来时的小样子，很小很嫩。
"苗" refers to the small, tender form of a plant just after it sprouts.
农民会先种苗，然后等它们长大。
Farmers first plant "苗" and then wait for them to grow.
Meanings
苗miáo
young plant; seedling; sprout
这些苗长得很快。
These seedlings grow quickly.
苗miáo
vaccine (short for 疫苗)
我今天去打苗了。
I went to transplant seedlings today.
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Notes
- Etymology
苗 combines 艹 (grass) over 田 (field), depicting plants growing in a field.
- Nuance
苗 alone means seedling; in 疫苗 it means vaccine (a 'seed' of immunity).
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