条
tiáoTraditional 條
strip; slip (as in 纸条)
Every meaning
tiáo
- strip; slip (as in 纸条)
- item; article (as in 条款)
- classifier for long thin things, rivers, roads, fish, messages, news and items
- condition (as in 条件)
In a sentence
河边有一条小路。
There's a little path by the river.
Written by Claude and checked by our reader.
In the Library
妈妈给了咪咪一条小鱼，放在门口。
咪咪的鱼 · The cat’s missing fish · HSK 2
今天爸爸买了一条大鱼。
猫和鱼 · The cat and the fish · HSK 2
桌子上有一条做好的小鱼，可是什么都没放。
Words with 条
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).