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条

tiáo · tiao

Traditional 條

HSK 2Old HSK 3Measure word guide

Meaning

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  1. strip
  2. item
  3. article
  4. clause (of law or treaty)
  5. classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
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Live fish

  1. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)，这(zhè)条(tiáo)鱼(yú)怎么卖(zěnmemài)？

    Boss, how much is this fish?

  2. Dengdeng

    一(yī)条(tiáo)三十(sānshí)，两(liǎng)条(tiáo)五十(wǔshí)。

    Thirty for one, fifty for two.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)买(mǎi)两(liǎng)条(tiáo)。

    Then I'll buy two.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，一共(yīgòng)五十(wǔshí)。

    Okay, fifty in total.

  5. Liangliang

    能(néng)给(gěi)我(wǒ)一(yī)个(gè)袋子(dàizi)吗(ma)？

    Could you give me a bag?

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，不过(bùguò)你(nǐ)小心(xiǎoxīn)，它们(tāmen)还(hái)在(zài)动(dòng)！

    Sure, but be careful, they're still moving!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)条(tiáo)规(guī)则(zé)不(bú)是(shì)什(shén)么(me)时(shí)候(hou)都(dōu)适(shì)用(yòng)的(de)。

This rule doesn't apply to every case.

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

02

请(qǐng)你(nǐ)给(gěi)我(wǒ)看(kàn)一(yí)下(xià)这(zhè)条(tiáo)裙(qún)子(zi)好(hǎo)吗(ma)？

Would you please show me that skirt?

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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