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字条

zì tiáo · zi tiao

Traditional 字條

Meaning

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  1. brief note
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The note on the fridge

  1. Liangliang

    冰箱(bīngxiāng)上(shàng)有(yǒu)一张(yīzhāng)字条(zìtiáo)，你(nǐ)看到(kàndào)了(le)吗(ma)？

    There is a note on the fridge. Did you see it?

  2. Dengdeng

    看到(kàndào)了(le)。上面(shàngmiàn)写着(xiězhe)：别(bié)吃(chī)我的(wǒde)西瓜(xīguā)。

    I did. It says: don't eat my watermelon.

  3. Liangliang

    这(zhè)是(shì)谁(shéi)写(xiě)的(de)字条(zìtiáo)？字(zì)真(zhēn)难看(nánkàn)。

    Who wrote this note? The handwriting is ugly.

  4. Dengdeng

    是(shì)我(wǒ)写(xiě)的(de)。我(wǒ)怕(pà)你(nǐ)吃(chī)我的(wǒde)西瓜(xīguā)。

    I wrote it. I was afraid you'd eat my watermelon.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)不(bù)直接(zhíjiē)告诉(gàosu)我(wǒ)？

    Then why didn't you just tell me?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)写完(xiěwán)字条(zìtiáo)才(cái)想起来(xiǎngqilai)，西瓜(xīguā)昨天(zuótiān)就(jiù)被(bèi)你(nǐ)吃完(chīwán)了(le)。

    Only after writing the note did I remember you finished the watermelon yesterday.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)发(fā)现(xiàn)了(le)我(wǒ)办(bàn)公(gōng)桌(zhuō)上(shàng)有(yǒu)张(zhāng)字(zì)条(tiáo), 但(dàn)是(shì)我(wǒ)不(bù)知(zhī)道(dào)是(shì)谁(shuí)写(xiě)的(de)。

I noticed a note on my desk, but I do not know who wrote it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by hrin · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)临(lín)走(zǒu)前(qián)在(zài)桌(zhuō)上(shàng)留(liú)了(le)张(zhāng)字(zì)条(tiáo)，提(tí)醒(xǐng)我(wǒ)关(guān)好(hǎo)窗(chuāng)户(hu)。

Before leaving, she left a note on the table reminding me to close the windows.

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