条 – vocab dash

条tiáo

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Meanings

1. strip

2. item

3. article

4. clause (of law or treaty)

5. classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)

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Examples169

我wǒ该gāi走zǒu这zhè条tiáo路lù，还是háishi那nà条tiáo路lù？

Should I go this way, or that way?

“您nín想xiǎng买mǎi什么shénme？”“我wǒ想xiǎng买mǎi条tiáo狗gǒu。”

"What would you like to buy?" "I would like to buy a dog."

这zhè条tiáo狗gǒu几乎jīhū是shì一个yīge人rén。

This dog is almost human.

首先shǒuxiān，我wǒ想xiǎng宣布xuānbù几jǐ条tiáo新xīn制度zhìdù。

In the first place, I would like to announce several new regulations.

生活shēnghuó是shì一yī条tiáo很hěn长cháng、很hěn长cháng的de道路dàolù。

Life is a long, long road.

我wǒ几乎jīhū每天měitiān都dōu见到jiàndào那nà条tiáo狗gǒu。

I see the dog almost every day.