条tiáoclassifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
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.
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?
How is 条 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你买了什么?
Nǐ mǎi le shénme?
What did you buy?
- Speaker B:
我买了一条裤子。
Wǒ mǎi le yì tiáo kùzi.
I bought a pair of trousers.
- Speaker A:
在哪儿买的?
Zài nǎr mǎi de?
Where did you buy it?
- Speaker B:
就在前面那条路上。
Jiù zài qiánmiàn nà tiáo lùshang.
On that road just up ahead.
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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.