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微妙

wēi miào

2-character word

What 微妙 means

1. subtle

The characters in 微妙

• 微wēitiny; miniature; slightly
• 妙miàoclever; wonderful

Example sentences

• 那是个微妙的局势。
  Nàshi gè wēimiào de júshì.
  It's a delicate situation.
• 这是条很微妙的问题。
  Zhè shì tiáo hěn wēimiào de wèntí.
  It's a very delicate question.
• 今天是 2013 年 9 月 4 日。有人说世界语就像西班牙语或义大利语。其实，这些语言就像杏仁牛轧糖或巧克力蛋糕一样甜美。世界语的味道更微妙，就像豆腐、萝卜或蚝油蒸蔬菜的味道。世界语比国际语、西班牙语、义大利语、法语或葡萄牙语更适合中部地区的思维。它确实更适合东方人的思维。
  It is the 4th of September of 2013. Some say that Esperanto is like Spanish or Italian. Actually, these latter languages are sweet like almond nougat or chocolate cake. Esperanto has a more subtle taste like tofu, radish, or steamed vegetables with oyster sauce. Esperanto suits the Centralian mind better than does Interlingua, Spanish, Italian, French, or Portuguese. It really is more suitable for an Eastern mind.