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  tiu4   jyutping
  tiao2   pinyin
[1] long narrow piece; slip; strip
[2] classifier for long, narrow objects (fish, rope, road, etc)
[3] item; article; clause
[4] order; orderliness




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Stroke count: 11
Level: 3
Radical: (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
條 / 条

This word has been viewed 24070 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 26th Jul 2009 11:07

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detail  syu4 tiu4*2   = chips; french fries
detail  syut3 tiu4*2   = iced lolly, ice lolly
detail  jau4 tiu4*2  you2 tiao2 = Chinese donut; fried bread stick; Chinese fritter/cruller; [粵]: 油炸鬼
detail  cau1 tiu4*2  chou1 tiao2 = to sprout, to shoot
detail  saam1 jan4 jat1 tiu4 sam1 wong4 tou2 bin3 sing4 gam1  san1 ren2 yi4 tiao2 xin1 huang2 tu3 bian4 cheng2 jin1 = Three men of one heart can transform yellow earth into gold
detail  zaa3 syu4 tiu4*2   = french fry; fried potato
detail  jat1 tiu4 jat1 tiu4  yi1 tiao2 yi1 tiao2 = strip by strip
detail  tiu4 maa5  tiao2 ma3 = bar code
detail  min6 tiu4*2  mian4 tiao2 = noodles
detail  saam1 tiu4*2   = three of a kind (poker)
See all 121 compounds (CantoDict reports 130 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 32 examples containing 條
detail 非常
This road is very narrow
detail audio 鍾意薯條
I like to eat french fries
detail
Pull up your trousers a little bit!
detail 金魚魚缸裏面
The goldfish is swimming in the aquarium.
detail 老虎身上很多棕色條紋
A tiger has many black-brown stripes on its body.
detail 上便
There's a guy standing on the table.
[Lit. Have [counter] friend stand at table on-top. 條友 is an set expression for "guy".]
detail 好似長噉啲
The trousers look like somewhat too long.
[噉 means 'to some level/degree' in this sentence.]
detail 藤條細路
Don't hit kids with a cane.
[Lit. don't use cane whip children.]
detail audio 你呢陰濕
Your plot is very wicked.
detail audio 工作有條理
She is a methodical worker.
detail 崎嶇不平
The road was rough, not smooth
detail 落去!
Drop a rope down there!
[ ]
detail 唔畀入去
Encircle it with ropes to bar people from entry.
detail 小心
The road was very slippery. He wasn't careful and slipped.
detail 條女發嬲快啲箍煲
Your girl is throwing tantrums. Quickly go appease her.
detail
This road is really soft!
detail 以前他條
This job is not as relaxed as the previous one.
detail 媽媽屋企打理井井有條一啲
It is not an easy feat for Mommy to manage the house so neat and tidy.
detail 凹凸不平
This road is so uneven, it's so difficult to walk!
detail 又係老鬼
It's just me, the old guy!
detail audio
Pull up your pants
detail 真係kai
That guy is really nerdy!
detail 唔好
Pull the string taut but do not yank till it snaps.
detail
Broke a few rib bones
detail 毛巾
Pull towel down before use.
[a more literal translation might be to "jolt" the towel]
detail 攣捐
It is a long and winding road.
detail audio 友仔掗拃真係好鬼麻煩
That over self-entitled person is really troublesome!
detail 眼尾好多魚尾紋
I have a lot of crow's feet(wrinkles) at the corner of my eyes.
detail 如果阿明真係一個超人⋯⋯唔會米田共返嚟屋企重要走廊地板都係死人⋯⋯
It'd be nice if Ah Ming were a superhero that knew how to fly … Then he wouldn't have brought home the poop that he stepped on in the street and printed it all over the floorboards in the hallway! Cleaning it up will be the death of me …
detail 剩係得個講字唔使
That guy is just all talk and no action. Pay no attention to him.
detail 𠱓幾耐你先
How long did I have to nag you before you agreed to put your pants back on?
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,120693]
detail 自從新聞報道椰子又盛, 一帶食肆食住條水, 推出各種各樣椰子有關小食
Ever since the news reported that coconuts were good and all, the entire stretch of eateries here seize the opportunity to serve snacks made from coconuts.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,137972,137975#msg-137975]

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