便条 (biàn tiáo) — informal note (written message)

Definition

Examples

• 我给妈妈留了一张便条，告诉她我几点回家。
  Wǒ gěi mā ma liú le yì zhāng biàn tiáo, gào sù tā wǒ jǐ diǎn huí jiā.
  I left a note for my mom telling her what time I'd be home.
• 他桌上有一张便条，上面写着“谢谢”。
  Tā zhuō shàng yǒu yì zhāng biàn tiáo, shàng miàn xiě zhe "xiè xie".
  There's a note on his desk that says 'thank you'.
• 会议取消了，请通知大家，顺便帮我贴个便条。
  Huì yì qǔ xiāo le, qǐng tōng zhī dà jiā, shùn biàn bāng wǒ tiē gè biàn tiáo.
  The meeting is cancelled. Please inform everyone and put up a note for me.