條
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tiáo · clause, condition

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Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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木Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 條

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Example sentences

Notice where 條 sits in each complete thought.

Zhè tiáo shé shì huó de huán shì sǐ de?這條蛇是活的還是死的?

Is the snake alive or dead?

Source: Tatoeba #844495 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ kě yǐ kàn kàn nǐ de xíngli tiáo má?我可以看看你的行李條嗎?

May I see your claim tags?

Source: Tatoeba #858717 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiǎng zhī dào nǎ yì tiáo lù shì zuì duǎn de.我想知道哪一條路是最短的。

I wonder which way is the shortest.

Source: Tatoeba #894242 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài yì tiáo hé de fù jìn cháng dà.我在一條河的附近長大。

I grew up near a river.

Source: Tatoeba #9037039 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ dǎ le yì tiáo bú cuò de lǐng dài.你打了一條不錯的領帶。

That's a nice tie you're wearing.

Source: Tatoeba #869898 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bú shì yì tiáo lù, ér shì yì tiáo xiǎo jìng.它不是一條路,而是一條小徑。

It's not a road, but a path.

Source: Tatoeba #798227 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 條 in context

  1. Say tiáo, then recall the core meaning: clause, condition.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 條 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.