苗子 (miáo zǐ) — promising young person; future successor; seedling; young plant; early sign; symptom of a trend
Definition
Literally a 'seedling,' 苗子 figuratively means a 'promising young person' (a person with talent to grow into) and, by extension, 'early signs' of a developing trend.
noun
promising young personfuture successorseedlingyoung plantearly signsymptom of a trend
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 苗子，。Zhè ge nián qīng rén shì gè hǎo miáo zǐ, gōng sī zhòng diǎn péi yǎng tā.This young person is a promising talent; the company is focusing on developing him.
- 苗子。Dì lǐ gāng cháng chū lái de miáo zǐ xū yào duō jiāo shuǐ.The seedlings that just sprouted in the field need more watering.
- 苗子。Cóng zhè xiē shù jù lǐ néng kàn chū jīng jì fù sū de miáo zǐ.From this data, you can see early signs of an economic recovery.
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