Usage note
条常用来表示细长的东西，也可以用作量词。
tiáo cháng yòng lái biǎo shì xì cháng de dōng xī， yě kě yǐ yòng zuò liàng cí。
条 is often used for long thin things, and it also works as a measure word.
Context note
条常出现在鱼、路、裤子和信息里。
tiáo cháng chū xiàn zài yú 、 lù 、 kù zǐ hé xìn xī lǐ。
条 often appears with fish, roads, pants, and messages.
5 examples
我买了一条鱼。
wǒ mǎi le yì tiáo yú。
I bought one fish.
这条路很长。
zhè tiáo lù hěn cháng。
This road is very long.
他穿着一条蓝裤子。
tā chuān zhe yì tiáo lán kù zǐ。
He is wearing a pair of blue pants.
桌上有一条消息。
zhuō shàng yǒu yì tiáo xiāo xī。
There is one message on the table.
我看见一条小狗。
wǒ kàn jiàn yì tiáo xiǎo gǒu。
I saw a small dog.
5 mini stories
早上妈妈买了一条鱼，准备中午做饭。
zǎo shàng mā ma mǎi le yì tiáo yú， zhǔn bèi zhōng wǔ zuò fàn。
In the morning Mom bought a fish and prepared to cook lunch.
这条路通向学校。我们每天都走这条路。
zhè tiáo lù tōng xiàng xué xiào。 wǒ men měi tiān dōu zǒu zhè tiáo lù。
This road leads to the school. We walk this road every day.
老师说每条规则都要记住。这样大家才更安全。
lǎo shī shuō měi tiáo guī zé dōu yào jì zhù。 zhè yàng dà jiā cái gèng ān quán。
The teacher said every rule should be remembered. That way everyone is safer.
我在桌上看到一条纸条。上面写着今天的任务。
wǒ zài zhuō shàng kàn dào yì tiáo zhǐ tiáo。 shàng miàn xiě zhe jīn tiān de rèn wu。
I saw a note on the table. It wrote today's task.
公园里有一条小河。河边还有很多树。
gōng yuán lǐ yǒu yì tiáo xiǎo hé。 hé biān hái yǒu hěn duō shù。
There is a small river in the park. There are also many trees by the river.
Mini dialogue
一条鱼
A
你看，河里有一条鱼。
Nǐ kàn, hé lǐ yǒu yī tiáo yú.
Look, there is a fish in the river.
B
哇，这条鱼真漂亮！
Wa, zhè tiáo yú zhēn piàoliang!
Wow, this fish is really beautiful!
一条路
A
去学校走哪条路？
Qù xuéxiào zǒu nǎ tiáo lù?
Which road do we take to go to school?
B
我们走这条大路。
Wǒmen zǒu zhè tiáo dà lù.
Let's take this big road.
Related words and contrasts
related
一条
yī tiáo
one (strip of)
Common measure word used with 条
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面条
miàntiáo
noodles
A common word using 条