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条
條
tiáo
1.
strip
2.
item
3.
article
4.
clause (of law or treaty)
5.
classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
HSK 3
Very Common • Top 1%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
并条
bìngtiáo
drawing (textile industry)
便条
biàntiáo
(informal) note
信条
xìntiáo
creed
借条
jiètiáo
receipt for a loan
假条
jiàtiáo
leave permit
回条
huítiáo
receipt
报条
bàotiáo
report of success from a candidate to the imperial examination (old)
大条
dàtiáo
poop
字条
zìtiáo
brief note
封条
fēngtiáo
seal
屏条
píngtiáo
set of (usually four) hanging scrolls
律条
lǚtiáo
a law
凭条
píngtiáo
paper docket confirming a transaction
戒条
jiètiáo
commandment
撇条
piětiáo
(slang) to go to the toilet
收条
shōutiáo
receipt
教条
jiàotiáo
creed
整条
zhěngtiáo
entire
板条
bǎntiáo
lath
枝条
zhītiáo
branch
Example Sentences (8)
我记得你已经有两条这样的裤子了。
Wǒ jìde nǐ yǐjīng yǒu liǎng tiáo zhèyàng de kùzi le.
I remember you already have two pairs of pants like this.
Text 2
前两条我理解得不深，最后一条我完全同意。
Qián liǎng tiáo wǒ lǐjiě de bù shēn, zuìhòu yī tiáo wǒ wánquán tóngyì.
I don't understand the first two points very well; I completely agree with the last one.
Text 5
现在是上班时间，前面有点儿堵车，我们走另外一条路，距离差不多。
Xiànzài shì shàngbān shíjiān, qiánmiàn yǒudiǎnr dǔchē, wǒmen zǒu lìngwài yì tiáo lù, jùlí chàbùduō.
It's working hours now; there's a bit of traffic up ahead; let's take another route; the distance is about the same.
Text 3
前两条我理解得不深，最后一条我完全同意。
Qián liǎng tiáo wǒ lǐjiě de bù shēn, zuìhòu yī tiáo wǒ wánquán tóngyì.
I don't understand the first two points very well; I completely agree with the last one.
Text 5
你看，这条裙子是去年买的，今年就不能穿了。
Nǐ kàn,zhè tiáo qúnzi shì qùnián mǎi de,jīnnián jiù bù néng chuān le.
Look, this skirt was bought last year, and this year it can't be worn anymore.
Text 4
好，一会儿我们可以从中间这条路上去。
Hǎo, yíhuìr wǒmen kěyǐ cóng zhōngjiān zhè tiáo lù shàngqù.
Okay, in a bit we can go up this road in the middle.
Text 3
一进门，售货员就热情地为我们介绍这、介绍那，她买了一条裤子、一件衬衫、两双袜子，然后我们就高高兴兴地回家了。
Yí jìnmén, shòuhuòyuán jiù rèqíng de wèi wǒmen jièshào zhè, jièshào nà, tā mǎile yì tiáo kùzi, yí jiàn chènshān, liǎng shuāng wàzi, ránhòu wǒmen jiù gāogāo xìngxìng de huíjiā le.
As soon as we walked in, the shop assistant enthusiastically introduced this and that to us. She bought a pair of pants, a shirt, and two pairs of socks, and then we happily went home.
Text 1
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 2
- Character Frequency Rank
- 213
- Word Frequency Rank
- 457 of 84,292