条
tiáo
measure for long things
Part of speech · measure word
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Examples
- 一条鱼。A fish.
- 一条裤子。A pair of trousers.
Collocations
一条鱼一条河一条路
Mnemonic
条 tiáo — measure word for long, narrow shapes: rivers, roads, snakes, fish, trousers, news items. Traditional 條. Japanese 条 jō means "clause/article" — different sense (false friend).
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