tiáo

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Definitions

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

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Words Containing 条

便条
biàn tiáo

(informal) note

借条
jiè tiáo

receipt for a loan

教条
jiào tiáo

doctrine

有条不紊
yǒu tiáo bù wěn

regular and thorough (idiom); methodically arranged

条件
tiáo jiàn

condition; circumstance; term; factor

条例
tiáo lì

regulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes

条款
tiáo kuǎn

clause (of contract or law)

条理
tiáo lǐ

arrangement

条约
tiáo yuē

treaty

欠条
qiàn tiáo

IOU

无条件
wú tiáo jiàn

unconditional

线条
xiàn tiáo

line (in drawing, calligraphy etc)

苗条
miáo tiao

(of a woman) slim

萧条
xiāo tiáo

bleak; desolate

薯条
shǔ tiáo

french fries

头条
tóu tiáo

lead story (on the news)

面条
miàn tiáo

noodles

一条绳上的蚂蚱
yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha

lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom)

一条心
yī tiáo xīn

to be of one mind

一条路走到黑
yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi

lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)

一条道走到黑
yī tiáo dào zǒu dào hēi

to stick to one's ways

一条龙服务
yī tiáo lóng fú wù

one-stop service

一条龙
yī tiáo lóng

lit. one dragon

三条
sān tiáo

three of a kind (poker)

不平等条约
bù píng děng tiáo yuē

(term coined c. 1920s) unequal treaty – a treaty between China and one or more aggressor nations (including Russia, Japan and various Western powers) which imposed humiliating conditions on China (in the 19th and early 20th centuries)

不扩散核武器条约
bù kuò sàn hé wǔ qì tiáo yuē

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

并条
bìng tiáo

drawing (textile industry)

中俄伊犁条约
zhōng é yī lí tiáo yuē

Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881, whereby Russia handed back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights

中俄北京条约
zhōng é běi jīng tiáo yuē

the Treaty of Beijing of 1860 between Qing China and Tsarist Russia

中俄尼布楚条约
zhōng é ní bù chǔ tiáo yuē

Treaty of Nerchinsk (1698) between Qing China and Russia

中俄改订条约
zhōng é gǎi dìng tiáo yuē

Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881, whereby Russia handed back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights

二十一条
èr shí yī tiáo

the Japanese Twenty-One Demands of 1915

井井有条
jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo

everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy

今日头条
jīn rì tóu tiáo

Toutiao, personalized content recommendation app

付款条件
fù kuǎn tiáo jiàn

terms of payment

使用条款
shǐ yòng tiáo kuǎn

terms of use

便条纸
biàn tiáo zhǐ

scrap paper

信条
xìn tiáo

creed

假条
jià tiáo

leave of absence request (from work or school)

充要条件
chōng yào tiáo jiàn

necessary and sufficient condition

先决条件
xiān jué tiáo jiàn

a precondition; a prerequisite

免责条款
miǎn zé tiáo kuǎn

disclaimer

免赔条款
miǎn péi tiáo kuǎn

franchise clause (insurance)

全面禁止核试验条约
quán miàn jìn zhǐ hé shì yàn tiáo yuē

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

冗条子
rǒng tiáo zi

unwanted branches (of a tree etc)

前提条件
qián tí tiáo jiàn

preconditions

半条命
bàn tiáo mìng

half a life

南京条约
nán jīng tiáo yuē

Treaty of Nanjing (1842) that concluded the First Opium War between Qing China and Britain

口条
kǒu tiáo

(ox etc) tongue (as food)

和平条约
hé píng tiáo yuē

peace treaty

四条
sì tiáo

four of a kind

回条
huí tiáo

receipt

报条
bào tiáo

list of deaths

墨条
mò tiáo

ink stick

多个朋友多条路
duō gè péng yǒu duō tiáo lù

the more friends you have, the more options you have in life (idiom)

大条
dà tiáo

(used to modify 事情[shì qing]) serious

大萧条
dà xiāo tiáo

the Great Depression (1929-c. 1939)

天津会议专条
tiān jīn huì yì zhuān tiáo

Tianjin agreement of 1885 between Li Hongzhang 李鴻章|李鸿章[lǐ hóng zhāng] and ITŌ Hirobumi 伊藤博文[yī téng bó wén] to pull Qing and Japanese troops out of Korea

天津条约
tiān jīn tiáo yuē

Treaty of Tianjin of 1858, a sequence of unequal treaties 不平等條約|不平等条约 between Russia, USA, England, France and Qing China

字条
zì tiáo

brief note

封条
fēng tiáo

seal

尼布楚条约
ní bù chǔ tiáo yuē

Treaty of Nerchinsk (1689) between Qing China and Russia

屏条
píng tiáo

set of (usually four) hanging scrolls

工具条
gōng jù tiáo

toolbar (in computer software)

广告条幅
guǎng gào tiáo fú

banner advertisement

律条
lǜ tiáo

a law

必要条件
bì yào tiáo jiàn

requirement

慢条斯理
màn tiáo sī lǐ

unhurried

凭条
píng tiáo

paper docket confirming a transaction

戒条
jiè tiáo

commandment

打白条
dǎ bái tiáo

to write an IOU or promissory note

扯皮条
chě pí tiáo

see 拉皮條|拉皮条[lā pí tiáo]

拉大条
lā dà tiáo

to defecate (slang)

拉皮条
lā pí tiáo

to procure

拉萨条约
lā sà tiáo yuē

Treaty of Lhasa (1904) between British empire and Tibet

撇大条
piě dà tiáo

(slang) to take a dump

撇条
piě tiáo

(slang) to go to the toilet

收条
shōu tiáo

receipt

改订伊犁条约
gǎi dìng yī lí tiáo yuē

Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881 in which Russia agreed to hand back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights

教条主义
jiào tiáo zhǔ yì

dogmatism

整条
zhěng tiáo

entire

旅大租地条约
lǚ dà zū dì tiáo yuē

unequal treaty of 1898 whereby the Qing dynasty ceded the lease of Lüshun (Port Arthur) to Russia

星条旗
xīng tiáo qí

Stars and Stripes, the flag of the United States

有条有理
yǒu tiáo yǒu lǐ

(idiom) clear and orderly; neat and tidy

有条纹
yǒu tiáo wén

striped

东条英机
dōng tiáo yīng jī

Tojo Hideki (1884-1948), Japanese military leader hanged as war criminal in 1948

板条
bǎn tiáo

lath

板条箱
bǎn tiáo xiāng

crate

枝条
zhī tiáo

branch

柳条
liǔ tiáo

willow

柳条湖事件
liǔ tiáo hú shì jiàn

the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria

柳条沟事件
liǔ tiáo gōu shì jiàn

see 柳條湖事件|柳条湖事件[liǔ tiáo hú shì jiàn]

柳条边
liǔ tiáo biān

Willow palisade across Liaoning, 17th century barrier

栅条
zhà tiáo

paling

条件反射
tiáo jiàn fǎn shè

conditioned reflex

条件反应
tiáo jiàn fǎn yìng

conditioned response

条件句
tiáo jiàn jù

conditional clause

条件式
tiáo jiàn shì

conditional

条件概率
tiáo jiàn gài lǜ

conditional probability

条凳
tiáo dèng

bench

条分缕析
tiáo fēn lǚ xī

to analyze thoroughly, point by point (idiom)

条子
tiáo zi

short note

条幅
tiáo fú

wall scroll (for painting or calligraphy)

条幅广告
tiáo fú guǎng gào

banner advertisement

条几
tiáo jī

long narrow table

条形
tiáo xíng

a bar

条形图
tiáo xíng tú

bar chart

条形燃料
tiáo xíng rán liào

fuel rods

条形码
tiáo xíng mǎ

barcode

条播
tiáo bō

to drill (i.e. plant seeds in spaced rows)

条文
tiáo wén

clause

条斑窃蠹
tiáo bān qiè dù

furniture beetle

条畅
tiáo chàng

orderly and logical (of writing)

条板箱
tiáo bǎn xiāng

crate

条案
tiáo àn

long narrow table

条条大路通罗马
tiáo tiáo dà lù tōng luó mǎ

all roads lead to Rome

条条框框
tiáo tiáo kuàng kuàng

fixed framework (idiom); restriction of social conventions and taboos (usually derogatory)

条痕
tiáo hén

weal (e.g. from whipping)

条目
tiáo mù

clauses and sub-clauses (in formal document)

条码
tiáo mǎ

barcode

条纹
tiáo wén

stripe

条纹噪鹛
tiáo wén zào méi

(bird species of China) striated laughingthrush (Garrulax striatus)

条规
tiáo guī

rule

条贯
tiáo guàn

(literary) systematic arrangement

条陈
tiáo chén

to lay out (an argument) item by item

棉条
mián tiáo

tampon

样条函数
yàng tiáo hán shù

spline function (math.)

死路一条
sǐ lù yī tiáo

(idiom) dead end

毛条
máo tiáo

wool top, semiprocessed raw wool

油条
yóu tiáo

youtiao (deep-fried breadstick)

滚动条
gǔn dòng tiáo

scrollbar (computing)

炸土豆条
zhá tǔ dòu tiáo

french fries

炸薯条
zhá shǔ tiáo

french fries

无条件投降
wú tiáo jiàn tóu xiáng

unconditional surrender

灯条
dēng tiáo

LED strip light

瑷珲条约
ài hún tiáo yuē

Treaty of Aigun, 1858 unequal treaty forced on Qing China by Tsarist Russia

病假条
bìng jià tiáo

sick note

发条
fā tiáo

spring

白条
bái tiáo

IOU

皮条
pí tiáo

thong

皮条客
pí tiáo kè

pimp

相容条件
xiāng róng tiáo jiàn

conditions for consistency

碎布条
suì bù tiáo

shred

磁条
cí tiáo

magnetic stripe

神经大条
shén jīng dà tiáo

thick-skinned

禁止核武器试验条约
jìn zhǐ hé wǔ qì shì yàn tiáo yuē

nuclear test ban treaty

穿一条裤子
chuān yī tiáo kù zi

(of male friends) to have been through thick and thin together

竞业条款
jìng yè tiáo kuǎn

non-compete clause (law)

签条
qiān tiáo

label

粉条
fěn tiáo

vermicelli made from mung bean starch etc

约束条件
yuē shù tiáo jiàn

restrictive condition

纸条
zhǐ tiáo

slip of paper

经济萧条
jīng jì xiāo tiáo

economic depression

老油条
lǎo yóu tiáo

slick customer

肉条
ròu tiáo

cutlet

脚踏两条船
jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán

lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom)

自然条件
zì rán tiáo jiàn

natural conditions

艾条
ài tiáo

moxa stick, moxa roll (TCM)

艾条温和灸
ài tiáo wēn hé jiǔ

gentle stick moxibustion (TCM)

艾条灸
ài tiáo jiǔ

stick moxibustion

艾条雀啄灸
ài tiáo què zhuó jiǔ

\sparrow pecking\ moxibustion technique (TCM)

菜单条
cài dān tiáo

menu bar (of a computer application)

藤条
téng tiáo

rattan

卫生棉条
wèi shēng mián tiáo

tampon

规条
guī tiáo

regulations

训条
xùn tiáo

instruction

词条
cí tiáo

dictionary entry

请假条
qǐng jià tiáo

leave of absence request (from work or school)

赤条条
chì tiáo tiáo

stark naked

路条
lù tiáo

travel pass

车条
chē tiáo

spoke (of wheel)

轧钢条
zhá gāng tiáo

steel rails

辐条
fú tiáo

(wheel) spoke

辛丑条约
xīn chǒu tiáo yuē

Boxer Protocol of 1901 signed in Beijing, ending the Eight-power Allied Force intervention after the Boxer uprising

辣条
là tiáo

spicy sticks, a snack food similar to beef jerky but made with flour or dried beancurd instead of meat

进度条
jìn dù tiáo

(computing) progress bar

递条子
dì tiáo zi

to pass a message

里瓦几亚条约
lǐ wǎ jī yà tiáo yuē

Treaty of Livadia (1879) between Russia and China, relating to territory in Chinese Turkistan, renegotiated in 1881 (Treaty of St. Petersburg)

铅条
qiān tiáo

strip of lead

银条
yín tiáo

silver bar

锯条
jù tiáo

a sawblade

钢条
gāng tiáo

steel bar

链条
liàn tiáo

chain

长条
cháng tiáo

strip

集体安全条约组织
jí tǐ ān quán tiáo yuē zǔ zhī

Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)

雪条
xuě tiáo

ice lolly

霜条
shuāng tiáo

popsicle

霸王条款
bà wáng tiáo kuǎn

(law) unfair clause

非条件反射
fēi tiáo jiàn fǎn shè

unconditioned reflex (physiology)

头条新闻
tóu tiáo xīn wén

top news story

马关条约
mǎ guān tiáo yuē

Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895), concluding the First Sino-Japanese War 甲午戰爭|甲午战争[jiǎ wǔ zhàn zhēng]

齿条
chǐ tiáo

rack (and pinion)

齿条千斤顶
chǐ tiáo qiān jīn dǐng

rack and pinion jack

齿条齿轮
chǐ tiáo chǐ lún

rack and pinion

苗条
miáo tiáo

slim