條
tiáo HSK2

long strip

条 條 tiáo
[long/narrow things] measure word
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.

哪一条河穿过伊拉克？

nǎ yī tiáo hé chuān guò yī​lā​kè?

Which river runs through Iraq?

每一只猫都有四条腿。

měi yī zhī māo dōu yǒu sì tiáo tuǐ.

Each cat has four legs.

item measure word
An item, article, or clause in a list, law, or treaty; a specific point or entry.

钓鱼的第一条规则是，在有鱼的地方钓鱼。

diào yú de dì​yī tiáo guī​zé shì, zài yǒu yú de dì​fang diào yú.

The first rule of fishing is to fish where the fish are.

strip noun
a long, narrow piece of something, such as a slip of paper or a gold bar
note noun
A short informal note or slip of paper, often used as an abbreviation for 条子 tiáo​zi.
unobstructed noun
(literary) unobstructed; thorough; clear
twig adjective
a long, slender plant branch or twig
order adjective
(bound form) order; system; logic
surname
a Chinese surname

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Frequency
Character
Written text
214th most common 988.5 per million
Movie subtitles
386th most common 387.1 per million appears in 81% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
372.9 per million appears in 69% of films
Written text
380.8 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 3
HSK 3.0
Level 2
Simplified
条
Strokes
10
Unicode
U+689D

Sources
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)