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条tiáoclassifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)

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条 (tiáo) means "classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)," as in 这里有一条河 (There is a river here), 这条路很长 (This road is very long) and 我买了一条裤子 (I bought a pair of trousers). This entry covers this one sense, and each example uses 条 with a long thin thing.

What does 条 mean?

  1. 1.

    classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)measure word

What does the character 条 mean?

  • 条classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)

How do you use 条?

See it in 这里有一条河, 这条路很长 and 我买了一条裤子.

What are some examples of 条 in a sentence?

  1. 这里有一条河。

    Zhèlǐ yǒu yì tiáo hé.

    There is a river here.

  2. 这条路很长。

    Zhè tiáo lù hěn cháng.

    This road is very long.

  3. 我买了一条裤子。

    Wǒ mǎi le yì tiáo kùzi.

    I bought a pair of trousers.

How is 条 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你买了什么?

    Nǐ mǎi le shénme?

    What did you buy?

  2. Speaker B:

    我买了一条裤子。

    Wǒ mǎi le yì tiáo kùzi.

    I bought a pair of trousers.

  3. Speaker A:

    在哪儿买的?

    Zài nǎr mǎi de?

    Where did you buy it?

  4. Speaker B:

    就在前面那条路上。

    Jiù zài qiánmiàn nà tiáo lùshang.

    On that road just up ahead.

Can you use 条 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 这___路很长。 (This road is very long.)
  2. 2.What does 我买了一条裤子。 mean?
  3. 3.Which classifier goes with 河 (river)?

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.