Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 条

strip
item
article
clause (of law or treaty)
classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)

wall scroll (for painting or calligraphy)
banner

a sawblade

long narrow table

brief note

(informal) note
CL:張／张 (zhāng),個／个 (gè)

cutlet

long narrow table

receipt for a loan
IOU

bench

weal (e.g. from whipping)
streak

entire
whole (fish, road etc)

clauses and sub-clauses (in formal document)
entry (in a dictionary, encyclopedia etc)

(textiles) sliver
tampon (abbr. for 衛生棉條／卫生棉条 (wèishèngmiántiáo))

treaty
pact
CL:個／个 (gè)

LED strip light

line (in drawing, calligraphy etc)
the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc)

creed
article of faith

barcode

bamboo strip

report of success from a candidate to the imperial examination (old)
list of deaths

rattan

vermicelli made from mung bean starch etc

drawing (textile industry)

moxa stick, moxa roll (TCM)

arrangement
order
tidiness

lead story (on the news)

ice lolly
popsicle

noodles

receipt
note acknowledging receipt

(literary) systematic arrangement
coherent presentation

paper docket confirming a transaction

(of a woman) slim
slender
graceful

french fries
french fried potatoes
chips

dictionary entry
lexical item
term

bleak; desolate
(economics) in a slump; sluggish; depressed

popsicle

slip of paper

condition; circumstance; term; factor
requirement; prerequisite; qualification
situation; state; condition
CL:個／个 (gè)

travel pass

strip

to drill (i.e. plant seeds in spaced rows)

youtiao (deep-fried breadstick)
CL:根 (gēn)
slick and sly person

four of a kind
quads (poker)

seal

(used to modify 事情 (shìqing)) serious; grave

rack (and pinion)

ink stick

a law

instruction
order
maxim

clause (of contract or law)
CL:項／项 (xiàng)

(wheel) spoke

(slang) to go to the toilet

silver bar

clockwork spring (used to power a watch or windup toy etc)
(attributive) windup; clockwork

IOU
certificate of indebtedness

clause
explanatory section in a document

branch
twig
stem

short note
slip of paper
stripe
(slang) cop
(old) prostitute

doctrine
dogma
creed
dogmatic

paling
fence rail

IOU
informal document acknowledging a debt

label
tag

spicy sticks, a snack food similar to beef jerky but made with flour or dried beancurd instead of meat

three of a kind (poker)

gold bar

steel bar

leave of absence request (from work or school)
excuse note
CL:張／张 (zhāng)

stripe

strip of lead

Toutiao, personalized content recommendation app (abbr. for 今日頭條／今日头条 ( Jīnrì Tóutiáo))

orderly and logical (of writing)
luxuriant
flourishing
prosperous

to lay out (an argument) item by item
memorandum to a superior

chain
CL:根 (gēn),條／条 (tiáo)

regulations

(ox etc) tongue (as food)
(dialect) elocution; articulation

regulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes

wool top, semiprocessed raw wool

willow
willow branches
wicker (material for basketwork)

thong
leather strap
pimp
procurer

lath

receipt

rule

magnetic stripe

a bar
a strip

set of (usually four) hanging scrolls

commandment
precept

spoke (of wheel)

(computing) progress bar

stark naked

shred

scrap paper

to be of one mind
to think or act alike

scrollbar (computing)

to write an IOU or promissory note

bǎntiáoxiāng

crate

toolbar (in computer software)

(slang) to take a dump

to procure
to act as pimp

french fries

lit. one dragon
integrated chain
coordinated process

tiáobǎnxiāng

crate

to wind up (a watch or other clockwork mechanism)

to defecate (slang)

menu bar (of a computer application)

Willow palisade across Liaoning, 17th century barrier

steel rails

tape seam (in dressmaking)
tape trim

conditional

half a life
only half alive
barely alive
(scared, beaten etc) half to death

unconditional

erhua variant of 麵條／面条 (miàntiáo)

striped

the Great Depression (1929-c. 1939)

unwanted branches (of a tree etc)

conditional clause

leave of absence request (from work or school)

to pass a message

stick moxibustion
poling (TCM)

see 拉皮條／拉皮条 (lāpítiáo)

pimp

Stars and Stripes, the flag of the United States

barcode

old fox; slick customer

sick note
medical certificate for sick leave

bar chart

jīngjìxiāotiáo

economic depression

miǎnpéitiáokuǎn

franchise clause (insurance)

màntiáosīlǐ

unhurried
calm
composed
leisurely

Nánjīng Tiáoyuē

Treaty of Nanjing (1842) that concluded the First Opium War between Qing China and Britain

tiáoxíngránliào

fuel rods

tóutiáoxīnwén

top news story

Jīnrì Tóutiáo

Toutiao, personalized content recommendation app

fùkuǎntiáojiàn

terms of payment

tiáofúguǎnggào

banner advertisement

hépíngtiáoyuē

peace treaty

tiáofēnlüxī

to analyze thoroughly, point by point (idiom)

tiáobānqièdù

furniture beetle

zìrántiáojiàn

natural conditions

Xīnchǒu Tiáoyuē

Boxer Protocol of 1901 signed in Beijing, ending the Eight-power Allied Force intervention after the Boxer uprising

guǎnggàotiáofú

banner advertisement

yuēshùtiáojiàn

restrictive condition
constraint

bàwángtiáokuǎn

(law) unfair clause
unequal clause

bìyàotiáojiàn

requirement
necessary condition (math)

jiàotiáozhǔyì

dogmatism

tiáowénzàoméi

(bird species of China) striated laughingthrush (Garrulax striatus)

shàngjǐnfātiáo

to wind the spring up tight
(fig.) to gear up; to ready oneself

lābáibùtiáo

to hold up a white banner (i.e. to protest)

Tiānjīn Tiáoyuē

Treaty of Tianjin of 1858, a sequence of unequal treaties 不平等條約／不平等条约 between Russia, USA, England, France and Qing China

Aìhún Tiáoyuē

Treaty of Aigun, 1858 unequal treaty forced on Qing China by Tsarist Russia

jǐngjǐngyǒutiáo

everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy

xiāngróngtiáojiàn

conditions for consistency

(idiom) dead end
road to ruin

Dōngtiáo Yīngjī

Tojo Hideki (1884-1948), Japanese military leader hanged as war criminal in 1948

tiáojiàngàilü

conditional probability

qiántítiáojiàn

preconditions

zhátǔdòutiáo

french fries
(hot) potato chips

yǒutiáoyǒulǐ

(idiom) clear and orderly; neat and tidy

tiáojiànfǎnshè

conditioned reflex

shǐyòngtiáokuǎn

terms of use

miǎnzétiáokuǎn

disclaimer

xiānjuétiáojiàn

a precondition; a prerequisite

Lāsà Tiáoyuē

Treaty of Lhasa (1904) between British empire and Tibet

shǒujītiáomǎ

(Tw) a barcode presented at checkout, used to electronically save the receipt 統一發票／统一发票 (tǒngyīfāpiào) to the customer’s cloud account

shénjīngdàtiáo

thick-skinned
insensitive

Mǎguān Tiáoyuē

Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895), concluding the First Sino-Japanese War 甲午戰爭／甲午战争 ( Jiǎwǔ Zhànzhēng)

chǐtiáochǐlún

rack and pinion

jìngyètiáokuǎn

non-compete clause (law)

wèishēngmiántiáo

tampon

yǒutiáobùwěn

regular and thorough (idiom); methodically arranged

chōngyàotiáojiàn

necessary and sufficient condition

tiáotiáokuàngkuàng

fixed framework (idiom); restriction of social conventions and taboos (usually derogatory)
regulations and restrictions

yàngtiáohánshù

spline function (math.)

Ershíyī Tiáo

the Japanese Twenty-One Demands of 1915

tiáojiànfǎnyìng

conditioned response

àitiáowēnhéjiǔ

艾条温和灸

[艾條溫和灸]

gentle stick moxibustion (TCM)

chǐtiáoqiānjīndǐng

齿条千斤顶

[齒條千斤頂]

rack and pinion jack

yītiáolóngfúwù

一条龙服务

[一條龍服務]

one-stop service

zhátǔdòutiáor

炸土豆条儿

[炸土豆條兒]

erhua variant of 炸土豆條／炸土豆条 (zhátǔdòutiáo)

Liǔtiáo Gōu Shìjiàn

柳条沟事件

[柳條溝事件]

see 柳條湖事件／柳条湖事件 ( Liǔtiáo Hú Shìjiàn)

chuānyītiáokùzi

穿一条裤子

[穿一條褲子]

(of male friends) to have been through thick and thin together
to be like family
to share the same view of things

jiǎotàliǎngtiáochuán

脚踏两条船

[腳踏兩條船]

lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom)
fig. to have it both ways
to run after two hares
(especially) to have two lovers at the same time

bùpíngděngtiáoyuē

不平等条约

[不平等條約]

(term coined c. 1920s) unequal treaty – a treaty between China and one or more aggressor nations (including Russia, Japan and various Western powers) which imposed humiliating conditions on China (in the 19th and early 20th centuries)

Liǔtiáo Hú Shìjiàn

柳条湖事件

[柳條湖事件]

the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria
also known as 9-18 incident 九一八事變／九一八事变 ( Jiǔ Yībā Shìbiàn)

àitiáoquèzhuójiǔ

艾条雀啄灸

[艾條雀啄灸]

"sparrow pecking" moxibustion technique (TCM)

fēitiáojiànfǎnshè

非条件反射

[非條件反射]

unconditioned reflex (physiology)

wútiáojiàntóuxiáng

无条件投降

[無條件投降]

unconditional surrender

Níbùchǔ Tiáoyuē

尼布楚条约

[尼布楚條約]

Treaty of Nerchinsk (1689) between Qing China and Russia

Zhōng E Yīlí Tiáoyuē

中俄伊犁条约

[中俄伊犁條約]

Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881, whereby Russia handed back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights

Tiānjīnhuìyìzhuāntiáo

天津会议专条

[天津會議專條]

Tianjin agreement of 1885 between Li Hongzhang 李鴻章／李鸿章 ( Lǐ Hóngzhāng) and ITŌ Hirobumi 伊藤博文 ( Yīténg Bówén) to pull Qing and Japanese troops out of Korea

Gǎidìng Yīlí Tiáoyuē

改订伊犁条约

[改訂伊犁條約]

Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881 in which Russia agreed to hand back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights

Zhōng E Gǎidìng Tiáoyuē

中俄改订条约

[中俄改訂條約]

Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881, whereby Russia handed back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights

Lǐwǎjīyà Tiáoyuē

里瓦几亚条约

[里瓦幾亞條約]

Treaty of Livadia (1879) between Russia and China, relating to territory in Chinese Turkistan, renegotiated in 1881 (Treaty of St. Petersburg)

yītiáodàozǒudàohēi

一条道走到黑

[一條道走到黑]

to stick to one's ways
to cling to one's course

Lü Dà Zūdì Tiáoyuē

旅大租地条约

[旅大租地條約]

unequal treaty of 1898 whereby the Qing dynasty ceded the lease of Lüshun (Port Arthur) to Russia

yītiáolùzǒudàohēi

一条路走到黑

[一條路走到黑]

lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
fig. to stick to one's ways
to cling to one's course

Zhōng E Běijīng Tiáoyuē

中俄北京条约

[中俄北京條約]

the Treaty of Beijing of 1860 between Qing China and Tsarist Russia

yītiáoshéngshàngdemàzha

一条绳上的蚂蚱

[一條繩上的螞蚱]

lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom)
fig. people who are in it together for better or worse
people who will sink or swim together

duōgèpéngyǒuduōtiáolù

多个朋友多条路

[多個朋友多條路]

the more friends you have, the more options you have in life (idiom)

tiáotiáodàlùtōng Luómǎ

条条大路通罗马

[條條大路通羅馬]

all roads lead to Rome
use different means to obtain the same result (idiom)

Zhōng E Níbùchǔ Tiáoyuē

中俄尼布楚条约

[中俄尼布楚條約]

Treaty of Nerchinsk (1698) between Qing China and Russia

Bù Kuòsàn Héwǔqì Tiáoyuē

不扩散核武器条约

[不擴散核武器條約]

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

Jítǐ Anquán Tiáoyuē Zǔzhī

集体安全条约组织

[集體安全條約組織]

Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)

Quánmiàn Jìnzhǐ Héshìyàn Tiáoyuē

全面禁止核试验条约

[全面禁止核試驗條約]

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

jìnzhǐhéwǔqìshìyàntiáoyuē

禁止核武器试验条约

[禁止核武器試驗條約]

nuclear test ban treaty