in vain; for nothing; without any result

A short informal note or slip of paper, often used as an abbreviation for 条子 tiáo​zi.

A suffix attached to a word to form a retroflex ending, often indicating a small size, a sense of familiarity, or turning a word into a noun.

plain; blank; empty; having no additions, such as water with no tea leaves or food with no condiments

a long, narrow piece of something, such as a slip of paper or a gold bar

A suffix attached to a word to form a retroflex ending, often indicating a small size, a sense of familiarity, or turning a word into a noun.

white; snowy; pure; bright; (literary) white; bright

Measure word for long, thin, or narrow items such as rivers, roads, snakes, fish, or trousers; also used for certain abstract things like items of news, suggestions, or lives.

A suffix attached to a word to form a retroflex ending, often indicating a small size, a sense of familiarity, or turning a word into a noun.