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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[tiáo]
  1. 1. noun [细树枝] twig
  2. 2. noun [长条] strip
  3. 3. noun [层次] order
    有理
    well-ordered
  4. 4. noun [分项] item
    分析
    analyse (英) {或} analyze (美) item by item
  5. 5. noun [律令] article
  6. 6. noun [短书信] note
  7. 7. measure word [用于细长东西]
    two legs
    a multipack of cigarettes
    肥皂
    two bars of soap
  8. 8. measure word [指分事项的]
    新闻
    an item of news
  9. 9. measure word [指与人有关]
    人命
    a life

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[tiáo]
  1. 1. noun twig; stick; bar
    这棵葡萄长出了许多新
    This grapevine has grown many new twigs.
    这棵柳树抽出了许多新
  2. 2. noun a long narrow piece; strip; slip
    把一块布撕成
    tear a piece of cloth into strips
    他把报纸撕成许多披在身上。
  3. 3. noun a brief informal note
    经理不在,请你给他留个吧。
    The manager is out. Will you leave a note for him please?
    你拿我写的这张去找经理吧。
  4. 4. noun item; article
    这项约的正文共八
    The main body of the treaty consists of eight articles.
    他违反了校规的第三
  5. 5. noun order
    不紊
    in an orderly way; methodically; systematically
  6. 6. measure word for long or narrow or thin things
    床单
    a bed sheet
    two fish
    three ships
    大街
    an avenue
    肥皂
    a bar of soap
    香烟
    a carton of cigarettes
    裤子
    a pair of trousers
    他总是围着那花围巾。
    今天我们总共钓上来了30鱼。
    那个渔民有两船五张网。
    道路通罗马。
    我家屋后有一清澈的大河。
    他买了十香烟。
    小丽的那裙子真漂亮。
  7. 7. measure word for certain nouns
    好汉
    a brave man
    新闻
    two pieces (or items) of news
    建议
    four proposals
    妙计
    a brilliant scheme
    人命
    three human lives
    武松真不愧是一好汉。
    今天报纸上的头新闻是什么?
    我给他提了好几建议,他都采纳了。
    三十六妙计,走为上计。
    这个案子关系到五人命呢,你调查时可得认真细致呀!

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[tiáo]
  1. 1. 植物细长的枝
  2. 2. 泛指细长的东西
    儿。
  3. 3. 细长形的
    石。
    幅。
    凳。
  4. 4. a)用于细长的东西
    心。
    人命。
  5. 5. 指纸
    留个儿。
    便儿。
    儿。
  6. 6.
    不紊。
    井井有
  7. 7. 理分项的
    目。
    令。
  8. 8. 说明的文字
  9. 9. 用于分项的东西
    意见。
    新闻。
  10. 10. E""字上半是"夂",不是"攵";下边不要写成"木"。

Examples

他头上箍着毛巾。
He had a towel wound round his head.
给她留个
Leave a note for her.
她说起话来悄没声儿的,可唱起歌来是女高音甜嗓子。
Her voice is very low when she speaks, but she has a lovely soprano singing voice. 悄没声儿
把一块布撕成
tear a piece of cloth into strips
经理不在,请你给他留个吧。
The manager is out. Will you leave a note for him please?
万一有人找我,就请他留个
If by any chance somebody comes to see me, ask him to leave a message. 万一
该厂的并工艺程序还有待改进。 并条
妈妈给我买了浅色的裤子。 浅色
正常人血糖的去路主要有5 去路
你拿我写的这张去找经理吧。

Character Decomposition


[zhǐ,zhōng]
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[mù,pìn]

Stroke Order

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nciku Note

Measure words

Except in Chinese idioms and some special conditions, numerals are generally not used to modify nouns directly. One needs to put specific measure words between them, e.g. "五个人", "十八条线", "一百多只蚂蚁","一次战役"。

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