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tiáo
HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 2

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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

板条
bǎn tiáo

lath

一条龙
yī tiáo lóng

lit. one dragon

毛条
máo tiáo

wool top, semiprocessed raw wool

四条
sì tiáo

four of a kind

条几
tiáo jī

long narrow table

条规
tiáo guī

rule

报条
bào tiáo

list of deaths

规条
guī tiáo

regulations

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]

教条
jiào tiáo

doctrine

假条
jià tiáo

leave of absence request (from work or school)

面条
miàn tiáo

noodles

条板箱
tiáo bǎn xiāng

crate

钢条
gāng tiáo

steel bar

二十一条
èr shí yī tiáo

the Japanese Twenty-One Demands of 1915

苗条
miáo tiao

(of a woman) slim

条斑窃蠹
tiáo bān qiè dù

furniture beetle

屏条
píng tiáo

set of (usually four) hanging scrolls

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)

条件概率
tiáo jiàn gài lǜ

conditional probability

柳条
liǔ tiáo

willow

充要条件
chōng yào tiáo jiàn

necessary and sufficient condition

轧钢条
zhá gāng tiáo

steel rails

皮条
pí tiáo

thong

条目
tiáo mù

clauses and sub-clauses (in formal document)

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

神经大条
shén jīng dà tiáo

thick-skinned

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

收条
shōu tiáo

receipt

东条英机
dōng tiáo yīng jī

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

碎布条
suì bù tiáo

shred

大萧条
dà xiāo tiáo

the Great Depression (1929-c. 1939)

铅条
qiān tiáo

strip of lead

皮条客
pí tiáo kè

pimp

霜条
shuāng tiáo

popsicle

长条
cháng tiáo

strip

签条
qiān tiáo

label

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

今日头条
jīn rì tóu tiáo

Toutiao, personalized content recommendation app

萧条
xiāo tiáo

bleak; desolate

请假条
qǐng jià tiáo

leave of absence request (from work or school)

和平条约
hé píng tiáo yuē

peace treaty

信条
xìn tiáo

creed

不扩散核武器条约
bù kuò sàn hé wǔ qì tiáo yuē

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

打白条
dǎ bái tiáo

to write an IOU or promissory note

前提条件
qián tí tiáo jiàn

preconditions

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

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

肉条
ròu tiáo

cutlet

锯条
jù tiáo

a sawblade

炸薯条
zhá shǔ tiáo

french fries

一条路走到黑
yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi

lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)

付款条件
fù kuǎn tiáo jiàn

terms of payment

南京条约
nán jīng tiáo yuē

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

半条命
bàn tiáo mìng

half a life

便条
biàn tiáo

(informal) note

教条主义
jiào tiáo zhǔ yì

dogmatism

律条
lǜ tiáo

a law

头条
tóu tiáo

lead story (on the news)

三条
sān tiáo

three of a kind (poker)

样条函数
yàng tiáo hán shù

spline function (math.)

中俄尼布楚条约
zhōng é ní bù chǔ tiáo yuē

Treaty of Nerchinsk (1698) between Qing China and Russia

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

约束条件
yuē shù tiáo jiàn

restrictive condition

有条不紊
yǒu tiáo bù wěn

regular and thorough (idiom); methodically arranged

卫生棉条
wèi shēng mián tiáo

tampon

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

条理
tiáo lǐ

arrangement

雪条
xuě tiáo

ice lolly

条幅广告
tiáo fú guǎng gào

banner advertisement

齿条
chǐ tiáo

rack (and pinion)

回条
huí tiáo

receipt

相容条件
xiāng róng tiáo jiàn

conditions for consistency

条条大路通罗马
tiáo tiáo dà lù tōng luó mǎ

all roads lead to Rome

条凳
tiáo dèng

bench

艾条雀啄灸
ài tiáo què zhuó jiǔ

\sparrow pecking\ moxibustion technique (TCM)

条畅
tiáo chàng

orderly and logical (of writing)

欠条
qiàn tiáo

IOU

瑷珲条约
ài hún tiáo yuē

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

墨条
mò tiáo

ink stick

菜单条
cài dān tiáo

menu bar (of a computer application)

并条
bìng tiáo

drawing (textile industry)

霸王条款
bà wáng tiáo kuǎn

(law) unfair clause

老油条
lǎo yóu tiáo

slick customer

薯条
shǔ tiáo

french fries

扯皮条
chě pí tiáo

see 拉皮條|拉皮条[lā pí tiáo]

枝条
zhī tiáo

branch

链条
liàn tiáo

chain

条款
tiáo kuǎn

clause (of contract or law)

条纹噪鹛
tiáo wén zào méi

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

训条
xùn tiáo

instruction

艾条温和灸
ài tiáo wēn hé jiǔ

gentle stick moxibustion (TCM)

车条
chē tiáo

spoke (of wheel)

条痕
tiáo hén

weal (e.g. from whipping)

尼布楚条约
ní bù chǔ tiáo yuē

Treaty of Nerchinsk (1689) between Qing China and Russia

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

条贯
tiáo guàn

(literary) systematic arrangement

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

穿一条裤子
chuān yī tiáo kù zi

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

死路一条
sǐ lù yī tiáo

(idiom) dead end

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]

苗条
miáo tiáo

slim

齿条千斤顶
chǐ tiáo qiān jīn dǐng

rack and pinion jack

井井有条
jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo

everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy

条纹
tiáo wén

stripe

一条龙服务
yī tiáo lóng fú wù

one-stop service

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

Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)

无条件
wú tiáo jiàn

unconditional

条文
tiáo wén

clause

滚动条
gǔn dòng tiáo

scrollbar (computing)

免赔条款
miǎn péi tiáo kuǎn

franchise clause (insurance)

板条箱
bǎn tiáo xiāng

crate

冗条子
rǒng tiáo zi

unwanted branches (of a tree etc)

词条
cí tiáo

dictionary entry

星条旗
xīng tiáo qí

Stars and Stripes, the flag of the United States

借条
jiè tiáo

receipt for a loan

柳条边
liǔ tiáo biān

Willow palisade across Liaoning, 17th century barrier

非条件反射
fēi tiáo jiàn fǎn shè

unconditioned reflex (physiology)

一条心
yī tiáo xīn

to be of one mind

脚踏两条船
jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán

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

字条
zì tiáo

brief note

条件式
tiáo jiàn shì

conditional

条件反应
tiáo jiàn fǎn yìng

conditioned response

条码
tiáo mǎ

barcode

一条绳上的蚂蚱
yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha

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

艾条
ài tiáo

moxa stick, moxa roll (TCM)

竞业条款
jìng yè tiáo kuǎn

non-compete clause (law)

油条
yóu tiáo

youtiao (deep-fried breadstick)

辐条
fú tiáo

(wheel) spoke

凭条
píng tiáo

paper docket confirming a transaction

撇条
piě tiáo

(slang) to go to the toilet

拉皮条
lā pí tiáo

to procure

条件句
tiáo jiàn jù

conditional clause

免责条款
miǎn zé tiáo kuǎn

disclaimer

条分缕析
tiáo fēn lǚ xī

to analyze thoroughly, point by point (idiom)

条子
tiáo zi

short note

磁条
cí tiáo

magnetic stripe

条约
tiáo yuē

treaty

戒条
jiè tiáo

commandment

口条
kǒu tiáo

(ox etc) tongue (as food)

条形码
tiáo xíng mǎ

barcode

条条框框
tiáo tiáo kuàng kuàng

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

炸土豆条
zhá tǔ dòu tiáo

french fries

撇大条
piě dà tiáo

(slang) to take a dump

栅条
zhà tiáo

paling

广告条幅
guǎng gào tiáo fú

banner advertisement

封条
fēng tiáo

seal

粉条
fěn tiáo

vermicelli made from mung bean starch etc

线条
xiàn tiáo

line (in drawing, calligraphy etc)

条播
tiáo bō

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

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)

进度条
jìn dù tiáo

(computing) progress bar

自然条件
zì rán tiáo jiàn

natural conditions

条幅
tiáo fú

wall scroll (for painting or calligraphy)

赤条条
chì tiáo tiáo

stark naked

条形
tiáo xíng

a bar

工具条
gōng jù tiáo

toolbar (in computer software)

齿条齿轮
chǐ tiáo chǐ lún

rack and pinion

有条有理
yǒu tiáo yǒu lǐ

(idiom) clear and orderly; neat and tidy

银条
yín tiáo

silver bar

病假条
bìng jià tiáo

sick note

无条件投降
wú tiáo jiàn tóu xiáng

unconditional surrender

条件反射
tiáo jiàn fǎn shè

conditioned reflex

拉大条
lā dà tiáo

to defecate (slang)

必要条件
bì yào tiáo jiàn

requirement

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)

慢条斯理
màn tiáo sī lǐ

unhurried

纸条
zhǐ tiáo

slip of paper

有条纹
yǒu tiáo wén

striped

条例
tiáo lì

regulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes

艾条灸
ài tiáo jiǔ

stick moxibustion

条陈
tiáo chén

to lay out (an argument) item by item

大条
dà tiáo

(used to modify 事情[shì qing]) serious

条件
tiáo jiàn

condition; circumstance; term; factor

灯条
dēng tiáo

LED strip light

辣条
là tiáo

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

藤条
téng tiáo

rattan

先决条件
xiān jué tiáo jiàn

a precondition; a prerequisite

白条
bái tiáo

IOU

条形燃料
tiáo xíng rán liào

fuel rods

路条
lù tiáo

travel pass

棉条
mián tiáo

tampon

整条
zhěng tiáo

entire

中俄北京条约
zhōng é běi jīng tiáo yuē

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

条案
tiáo àn

long narrow table

经济萧条
jīng jì xiāo tiáo

economic depression

发条
fā tiáo

spring

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

一条道走到黑
yī tiáo dào zǒu dào hēi

to stick to one's ways

头条新闻
tóu tiáo xīn wén

top news story

拉萨条约
lā sà tiáo yuē

Treaty of Lhasa (1904) between British empire and Tibet

递条子
dì tiáo zi

to pass a message

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

nuclear test ban treaty

使用条款
shǐ yòng tiáo kuǎn

terms of use

条形图
tiáo xíng tú

bar chart

便条纸
biàn tiáo zhǐ

scrap paper