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Pronunciation : tiáo
Meaning :
  1. twig; stick; bar. (n)
  2. a long narrow piece; strip. (n)
  3. note. (n)
  4. item; article. (n)
  5. order. (n)
  6. used for long or narrow or thin things. (measure word)
  7. used for certain nouns. (measure word)
Radical :
Strokes : 7
Traditional : ( Stroke Order )
Usage : 42.8%
Common Words / Phrases:
1.
条件
tiáo jiàn
: condition, prerequisite
2.
条约
tiáo yuē
: treaty; pact
3.
条纹
tiáo wén
: stripe
4.
条文
tiáo wén
: an explanatory article or clause in a document
5.
头条
tóu tiáo
: the first news on the page of a newspaper
6.
井井有条
jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo
: in perfect order
7.
条条大路通罗马
tiáo tiáo dà lù tōng luó mǎ
: all roads lead to Rome
Sentences:
1. She slit cloth into strips.
chéng tiáo
: she
: used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be reduplicated or accompanied by some other word or expression.
: cloth
: slit
: become
: small, tiny
: strip
2. The main body of the treaty consists of eight articles.
zhè xiàng tiáo yuē de zhèng wén gòng tiáo
: this
: measure word
条约 : treaty
: (particle) used after an attribute; to
正文 : main body
: altogether
: eight
: article
3. I’ve got to put my affairs in order.
de shì chù jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo
: I
: have to
: used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be reduplicated or accompanied by some other word or expression.
我的 : my
事务 : affair
处理 : deal with
: (particle) used to link a verb or an adjective to a complement which describes the manner or degree
井井有条 : in perfect order
4. I found a note on my desk.
zài shū zhuō shàng xiàn le zhāng zhǐ tiáo
: I
: at
书桌 : desk
: on
发现 : find
: (particle) used after an action that has taken place
: one
: measure word
纸条 : paper note
5. One ship and two fishes.
tiáo chuán liǎng tiáo
: one
: measure word
: ship
: and
: two
: fish
6. An item of news.
tiáo xīn wén
: one
: measure word
新闻 : news
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