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title: "Tiaoyue Meaning: 条约 (treaty) or 跳跃 (to jump)?"
description: "条约 (traditional 條約, tiáoyuē) means “treaty; pact”. Not the tiaoyue you heard? See 跳跃. Hear its tones, see what 条 and 约 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tiaoyue"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 条约 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

条约 tiáoyuē

## treaty; pact

## Its characters

1. 条 tiáo classifier for long thin things, rivers, roads, fish, messages, news and items
2. 约 yuē agreement

## In a sentence

两国签订了一项贸易条约。 The two countries signed a trade treaty.

[More about 条约](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9D%A1%E7%BA%A6)

## Other words said tiaoyue

- [跳跃tiàoyuèto jump](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%B7%B3%E8%B7%83)

## More words with 条 or 约

- [大约 dàyuē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dayue)
- [合约 héyuē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/heyue)
- [节约 jiéyuē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jieyue)
- [面条 miàntiáo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/miantiao)
- [苗条 miáotiao](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/miaotiao)
- [签约 qiānyuē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qianyue)
- [契约 qìyuē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiyue)
- [条件 tiáojiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tiaojian)
- [条款 tiáokuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tiaokuan)
- [条例 tiáolì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tiaoli)

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