Examples
shuō说miáo tiao苗条bǐ比shuō说shòu瘦gèng更yǒu有lǐ mào礼貌。
说苗条比说瘦更有礼貌。
It's more polite to say slim than thin.
我奶奶年轻的时候身材很苗条，现在年纪大了就发福了。
When my grandmother was young, her body was very slim. Now in her old age she's grown plump.
我正在变苗条！
I am getting slim!