| 條 | 1239B45 91A.01-9 | 部居  | 畫數 11 | ㄊㄧㄠˊ [tiao2] | ||
| N. adjunct. | A long piece, hard or soft: 一條線 a piece of thread; 兩條腿 two legs: 三條裙子，褲子，毛巾 three skirts, pairs of trousers, towels; 一條街 a street; 一條狗 one dog; 一條龍，蛇，魚 one dragon, snake, fish; 一條性命 (kill) one life; 幾條道理 several reasons, lines of reasoning, etc. | |||||
| N. | (1) A long piece, hard or soft: 麵條，粉條 noodles, vermicelli; 鐵條 iron bar; 柳條 willow branch. (2) Thread or line of presentation, esp. 條理 [tiao2li3]↓: 條理分明，有條有理 clear, orderly presentation; 有條不紊 orderly (reasoning, etc.); 條分縷析 point by point exposition. (3) Vein, wood grain: 條紋 [tiao2wen2]2↓. (4) Item, clause, article of law or agreement: 第三條 article 3; 一條一條解釋 explain point by point; 條規，條例 [tiao2gui1], [tiao2li4]↓. (5) ([tiao2zi0], [er0]) A slip of paper, a short note: 便條，字條兒 memo, scribbled note; 下條子 give written order (by superior). | |||||
| Adj. | Growing healthily (of plants): 條達，條鬯，條暢. | |||||
| Words | 1. 條陳 [tiao2chen2] ([tiao2chen0]), n., a memorandum, an official letter to superior containing proposals, requests: 上條陳. 2. 條貫 [tiao2guan4], n., continuity of thought, ideas. 3. 條規 [tiao2gui1], n., regulations. 4. 條件 [tiao2jian4], n., conditions (of agreement, approval); conditions or factors: 必要的條件 prerequisite. 5. 條記 [tiao2ji4], n., formerly, official stamp on documents. 6. 條款 [tiao2kuan3], n., articles of agreement, treaty. 7. 條例 [tiao2li4], n., regulations, statutes, rules. 8. 條理 [tiao2li3], n., line of reasoning; orderly presentation: 很有條理 very clear, orderly. 9. 條目 [tiao2mu4], n., articles, items. 10. 條子 [tiao2zi0], n., see N. 5↑. 11. 條文 [tiao2wen2]1, n., text of legal paper. 12. 條紋 [tiao2wen2]2, n., lines, grain in wood, etc. 13. 條約 [tiao2yUe1], n., treaty: 多邊條約 multilateral treaty; 共同防衛條約 mutual defense treaty; 互不侵略條約 treaty of nonaggression. | |||||