HSK 4 · Objects

条件 tiáojiàn “condition” in Chinese

Traditional 條件

What 条件 means

  1. condition
  2. circumstance
  3. term
  4. factor
  5. requirement
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • prerequisite
  • qualification
  • situation
  • state

Measure word 个 gè · 一个条件 yí ge tiáojiàn

How to say 条件

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale条tiáo2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale件jiàn4th tone, falling

条件 in a sentence

  1. 人们的生活条件越来越好了。

    Rénmen de shēnghuó tiáojiàn yuèláiyuè hǎo le.

    People’s living conditions are getting better and better.

    Sentence #1259916 from Tatoeba

  2. 我有两个条件。

    Wǒ yǒu liǎng ge tiáojiàn.

    I have two conditions.

    Sentence #2511474 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  3. 我不想在这些条件下工作。

    Wǒ bù xiǎng zài zhèxiē tiáojiàn xià gōngzuò.

    I don’t want to work under these conditions.

    Sentence #5897899 from Tatoeba

How 条件 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 条 (tiáo) with each of its parts in a different colour
条tiáostrip
  • 夂go · zhǐ
  • 木tree · mù

Memory aidTree 木 gives the meaning: a twig, so the measure word for long, thin things.

The character 件 (jiàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
件jiànitem
  • 亻person form of 人 · rén
  • 牛cow · niú

Memory aidAn old explanation: a person 亻 dividing an ox 牛 into pieces: an item, one of many.

How to write 条件

条 7 strokes · 件 6 strokes

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条件 (tiáojiàn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 条件 (tiáojiàn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 条件

Words with 条

面条儿miàntiáor · noodles面条miàntiáo · noodles条tiáo · strip苗条miáotiao · (of a woman) slim条款tiáokuǎn · clause条约tiáoyuē · treaty便条biàntiáo · informal note条理tiáolǐ · order有条不紊yǒutiáobùwěn · orderly

Words with 件

件jiàn · measure word for clothes邮件yóujiàn · mail电子邮件diànzǐ yóujiàn · email文件wénjiàn · document证件zhèngjiàn · certificate软件ruǎnjiàn · (computer) software硬件yìngjiàn · hardware零件língjiàn · part案件ànjiàn · legal case稿件gǎojiàn · manuscript

More words: Everyday Things

数量shùliàng · amount数字shùzì · numeral速度sùdù · speed塑料袋sùliàodài · plastic bag文章wénzhāng · article橡皮xiàngpí · rubber效果xiàoguǒ · result笑话xiàohua · joke

FAQs

条件 (tiáojiàn) means “condition” or “circumstance”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it tiáojiàn: tiáo with a 2nd tone, then jiàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 条件 is written 條件. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one condition is 一个条件 (yí ge tiáojiàn).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type tiaojian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 条件 from the suggestions. Typing tiaojian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
条件 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.