Meaning
measure word for long; thin things (i.e. ribbon; river; etc.); a strip; item
Chinese: 细长物，也作量词。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “tiao” becomes a different word in each tone. 条 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 面条儿miàn tiáo rcolloquial (-r) form of 面条
- 条件tiáo jiàncondition; circumstance; term; factor
- 面条miàn tiáonoodles
- 苗条miáo tiao(of a woman) slim; slender; graceful
- 便条biàn tiáo(informal) note
Example Sentence
我家有一条小狗。Wǒ jiā yǒu yì tiáo xiǎo gǒu.My family has a little dog.
我WǒI家jiāhome有yǒuto have一yìone条tiáostrip小狗xiǎo gǒupup。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Simplified from 條 (with 木, wood). It pictured a slender twig — ‘a strip, a twig; a long narrow thing; an item, article (of a law/list); the measure word for long things’ (一条路, 条件). Simplified from 條.
A way to remember it
The measure word for long things: 一条河 (a river), 一条鱼 (a fish).