辣条
là tiáo · spicy sticks, a snack food similar to beef jerky but made with flour or dried beancurd instead of meat
Character breakdown
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How to learn 辣条
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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Words with the same characters
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erhua variant of 麵條|面条[mian4 tiao2]
条tiáostrip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
辣làhot (spicy); pungent; (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting; to burn; old variant of 辣[la4]
条件tiáojiàncondition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; situation; state; condition; CL:個|个[ge4]
酸甜苦辣suān-tián-kǔ-làlit. sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom); fig. all kinds of flavors; the joys and sorrows of life
油条yóutiáoyoutiao (deep-fried breadstick); CL:根[gen1]; slick and sly person