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Pronunciation : tiáo

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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 : 木
Strokes : 7
Traditional : 條 ( Stroke Order )
Usage : 42.8%
Common Words / Phrases:
1.
条件
tiáo jiàn

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 : condition, prerequisite
2.
条约
tiáo yuē

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 : treaty; pact
3.
条纹
tiáo wén

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 : stripe
4.
条文
tiáo wén

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 : an explanatory article or clause in a document
5.
头条
tóu tiáo

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 : the first news on the page of a newspaper
6.
井井有条
jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo

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 : in perfect order
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
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
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
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
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
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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March 4th, 2010 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , , ,

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