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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

苗头 [miáotou]
  1. 1. noun premonition
    他早就看出了这件事的苗头。
    He had had a premonition about this a long time ago.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

苗头 [miáotou]
  1. 1. symptom of a trend; suggestion of a new development
    他一看苗头不对就溜了。
    He slipped off when he saw what was going to happen.
    这不是一个好苗头。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

苗头 [miáotou]
  1. 1. 名 刚刚显露出来的新情况或事物发展的趋势
    事故的苗头
    纪律松弛的苗头。
See more results for 苗头 in the English-Chinese Dictionary

Examples

他一看苗头不对就溜了。
He slipped off when he saw what was going to happen. → 苗头
主要是要抓住苗头。 → 主要
他早就看出了这件事的苗头。
He had had a premonition about this a long time ago. → 苗头
苗头。 → 苗
苗头。 → 头
事故的苗头 → 苗头
纪律松弛的苗头。 → 苗头

Word Decomposition

苗
[miáo] 		+ 头
[tóu]

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