字条 (zì tiáo) — brief note (handwritten)

Definition

Examples

• 她给我留了一张字条，说下午回来。
  Tā gěi wǒ liú le yì zhāng zì tiáo, shuō xià wǔ huí lái.
  She left me a note saying she'd be back in the afternoon.
• 桌上的字条是谁写的？
  Zhuō shàng de zì tiáo shì shuí xiě de?
  Who wrote the note on the desk?
• 他走之前匆匆写了一张字条。
  Tā zǒu zhī qián cōng cōng xiě le yì zhāng zì tiáo.
  He hastily wrote a note before leaving.