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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.
  2. 2. noun a long narrow piece; strip; slip
    把一块布撕成
    tear a piece of cloth into strips
  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?
  4. 4. noun item; article
    这项约的正文共八
    The main body of the treaty consists of eight articles.
  5. 5. noun order
    不紊
    in an orderly way; methodically; systematically
  6. 6. measure word (used 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
  7. 7. measure word (used 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

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.
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.
传说这座古堡里面有暗道,可我们还没找到。
Rumors have it that secret tunnels lead out of this castle, but we haven't found any.
西西是可爱的白色叭儿狗。
Xi Xi is a cute, white Pekinese.
这个不幸的孩子,因为患脊髓灰质炎而留下了瘸腿。
This poor child was left with two paralyzed legs due to polio.
小时候,妈妈可着一块布头儿给我做了裙子。
When I was young, mom once made a skirt for me with leftover cloth from an available bolt.

Character Decomposition


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[mù,pìn]

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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. "五人", "十八线", "一百多蚂蚁","一战役"。

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