条 (tiáo) — (classifier) used for long, thin objects (rivers, roads, trousers, fish, etc.); (noun) a strip; an item; an article; a clause
Definition
条 (tiáo) is the go-to classifier for long, thin things — fish, rivers, roads, trousers. As a noun it means a strip or a single item/clause (一条新闻, 一条法律).
classifier
used for longthin objects (rivers, roads, trousers, fish, etc.)
noun
a stripan iteman articlea clause
Examples
- 。Zhè tiáo yú hěn dà.This fish is very big.
- 。Tā yǒu yì tiáo hóng kù zi.He has a red pair of trousers.
- 。Zhuō zi shàng yǒu sān tiáo yú.There are three fish on the table.
Grammar
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