tiáo​zi

cop

条子 (條子) tiáo​zi
cop noun
slang term for a police officer

条子

kuài pǎo, tiáo​zi lái le!

Run! The cops are here!

note noun
a short note or slip of paper

He left me a note.

prostitute noun
an old or archaic term for a sex worker

Most of these prostitutes in the old society had miserable backgrounds.

stripe noun
a long, narrow band or stripe pattern

He left a note on the table before he left, explaining where he was going.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
12.3 per million appears in 4% of films
Written text
1.40 per million

Sources

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