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Pronunciation |
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tiáo |
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Meaning |
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- 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 |
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木 |
Strokes |
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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 |
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she |
把 |
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used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be reduplicated or accompanied by some other word or expression. |
布 |
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cloth |
撕 |
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slit |
成 |
: |
become |
细 |
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small, tiny |
条 |
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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 |
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this |
项 |
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measure word |
条约 |
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treaty |
的 |
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(particle) used after an attribute; to |
正文 |
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main body |
共 |
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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 |
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I |
得 |
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have to |
把 |
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used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be reduplicated or accompanied by some other word or expression. |
我的 |
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my |
事务 |
: |
affair |
处理 |
: |
deal with |
得 |
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(particle) used to link a verb or an adjective to a complement which describes the manner or degree |
井井有条 |
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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 |
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at |
书桌 |
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desk |
上 |
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on |
发现 |
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find |
了 |
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(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
一 |
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one |
张 |
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measure word |
纸条 |
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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 |
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measure word |
船 |
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ship |
和 |
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and |
两 |
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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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