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条款

tiáo kuǎn · tiao kuan

Traditional 條款

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6Measure word: 项 xiàng

Meaning

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  1. clause (of contract or law)
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The no-dog clause

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)要(yào)租(zū)房子(fángzi)，合同(hétong)上(shàng)有(yǒu)很多(hěnduō)条款(tiáokuǎn)。

    I'm renting a flat. The contract has many clauses.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)每(měi)一条(yītiáo)都(dōu)看(kàn)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you read every one?

  3. Dengdeng

    看了(kànle)，有(yǒu)一条(yītiáo)条款(tiáokuǎn)写着(xiězhe)：不能(bùnéng)养狗(yǎnggǒu)。

    Yes. One clause says: no dogs allowed.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)养狗(yǎnggǒu)吗(ma)？

    Do you want a dog?

  5. Dengdeng

    想(xiǎng)，可是(kěshì)条款(tiáokuǎn)不让(bùràng)养狗(yǎnggǒu)。

    Yes, but the clause doesn't allow dogs.

  6. Liangliang

    条款(tiáokuǎn)没(méi)写(xiě)鱼(yú)，你(nǐ)可以(kěyǐ)养(yǎng)一条(yītiáo)鱼(yú)！

    The clause doesn't mention fish. You can keep a fish!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)仔(zǐ)细(xì)阅(yuè)读(dú)合(hé)同(tóng)里(lǐ)的(de)每(měi)一(yì)条(tiáo)条(tiáo)款(kuǎn)。

Please read every clause in the contract carefully.

02

这(zhè)项(xiàng)条(tiáo)款(kuǎn)对(duì)双(shuāng)方(fāng)都(dōu)很(hěn)重(zhòng)要(yào)。

This clause is very important to both parties.

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