How to say “wonderful” in Chinese
wonderful, clever
“Wonderful” in Chinese is 妙, miào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
妙 is read miào. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 女 “woman”; on the right, 少, as in 秒 miǎo.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “妙”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 妙. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 作者巧妙地把枯燥的数字变成了生动的故事。zuòzhěqiǎomiàodebǎkūzàodeshùzìbiànchéngleshēngdòngdegùshiThe author cleverly turned dry figures into a lively story.
- 他巧妙地回答了记者的问题tāqiǎomiàodehuídálejìzhědewèntíHe cleverly answered the reporter's question.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “How it looks”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “wonderful” in Chinese?
“Wonderful” in Chinese is 妙, pinyin miào.
What does 妙 mean?
妙 (miào) means “wonderful, clever”.
How do you write 妙?
妙 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 妙?
妙 is read miào. Tones: miào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“wonderful” in the lesson “How it looks”
This word is from the topic “Look and shape” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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