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| Pronunciation |
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tiáo |
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| Meaning |
: |
- twig; stick; bar. (n)
- a long narrow piece; strip. (n)
- note. (n)
- item; article. (n)
- order. (n)
- used for long or narrow or thin things. (measure word)
- used for certain nouns. (measure word)
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| Radical |
: |
木 |
| Strokes |
: |
7 |
| Traditional |
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條 ( Stroke Order ) |
| Usage |
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42.8% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
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condition, prerequisite |
| 4. |
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an explanatory article or clause in a document |
| 5. |
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: |
the first news on the page of a newspaper |
| 7. |
| 条条大路通罗马 |
| tiáo tiáo dà lù tōng luó mǎ |
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: |
all roads lead to Rome |
Sentences:
| 1. She slit cloth into strips. |
| tā |
bǎ |
bù |
sī |
chéng |
xì |
tiáo |
。 |
| 她 |
把 |
布 |
撕 |
成 |
细 |
条 |
。 |
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| 她 |
: |
she |
| 把 |
: |
used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be reduplicated or accompanied by some other word or expression. |
| 布 |
: |
cloth |
| 撕 |
: |
slit |
| 成 |
: |
become |
| 细 |
: |
small, tiny |
| 条 |
: |
strip |
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| 2. The main body of the treaty consists of eight articles. |
| zhè |
xiàng |
tiáo |
yuē |
de |
zhèng |
wén |
gòng |
bā |
tiáo |
。 |
| 这 |
项 |
条 |
约 |
的 |
正 |
文 |
共 |
八 |
条 |
。 |
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| 这 |
: |
this |
| 项 |
: |
measure word |
| 条约 |
: |
treaty |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
| 正文 |
: |
main body |
| 共 |
: |
altogether |
| 八 |
: |
eight |
| 条 |
: |
article |
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| 3. I’ve got to put my affairs in order. |
| wǒ |
dé |
bǎ |
wǒ |
de |
shì |
wù |
chù |
lǐ |
dé |
jǐng |
jǐng |
yǒu |
tiáo |
。 |
| 我 |
得 |
把 |
我 |
的 |
事 |
务 |
处 |
理 |
得 |
井 |
井 |
有 |
条 |
。 |
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| 我 |
: |
I |
| 得 |
: |
have to |
| 把 |
: |
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 |
| 得 |
: |
(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 |
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| 4. I found a note on my desk. |
| wǒ |
zài |
shū |
zhuō |
shàng |
fā |
xiàn |
le |
yī |
zhāng |
zhǐ |
tiáo |
。 |
| 我 |
在 |
书 |
桌 |
上 |
发 |
现 |
了 |
一 |
张 |
纸 |
条 |
。 |
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| 我 |
: |
I |
| 在 |
: |
at |
| 书桌 |
: |
desk |
| 上 |
: |
on |
| 发现 |
: |
find |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
| 一 |
: |
one |
| 张 |
: |
measure word |
| 纸条 |
: |
paper note |
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| 5. One ship and two fishes. |
| yī |
tiáo |
chuán |
hé |
liǎng |
tiáo |
yú |
。 |
| 一 |
条 |
船 |
和 |
两 |
条 |
鱼 |
。 |
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| 一 |
: |
one |
| 条 |
: |
measure word |
| 船 |
: |
ship |
| 和 |
: |
and |
| 两 |
: |
two |
| 鱼 |
: |
fish |
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| 6. An item of news. |
| yì |
tiáo |
xīn |
wén |
。 |
| 一 |
条 |
新 |
闻 |
。 |
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| 一 |
: |
one |
| 条 |
: |
measure word |
| 新闻 |
: |
news |
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