Definition
条件 (tiáojiàn) has two main senses: 'condition/ circumstance' (e.g., 天气条件) and 'requirement/ prerequisite' (e.g., 申请条件). As a requirement, 条件 is a neutral condition that must be fulfilled, whereas 要求 (yāoqiú) implies an active demand from someone. As circumstances, 条件 focuses on external factors (like weather or environment), while 状态 (zhuàngtài) describes a state of being and 状况 (zhuàngkuàng) covers a broader situation.
noun
conditioncircumstancerequirementprerequisite
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 条件，。Tiānqì tiáo jiàn bù hǎo, wǒmen qǔxiāo le bǐsài.The weather conditions were bad, so we canceled the game.
- 条件。Zhèxiē tiáo jiàn nǐ bìxū mǎnzú.You must meet these conditions.
- 条件，。Zài zhèyàng kùnnán de tiáo jiàn xià, tāmen wánchéng le rènwu.Under such difficult conditions, they completed the task.
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