HSK 6 · Society

条约 tiáoyuē “treaty” in Chinese

Traditional 條約

What 条约 means

  1. treaty
  2. pact

Measure word 个 gè · 一个条约 yí ge tiáoyuē

How to say 条约

  • 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 first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale约yuē1st tone, high and level

条约 in a sentence

  1. 两个国家签订了一项贸易条约。

    Liǎng ge guójiā qiāndìng le yí xiàng màoyì tiáoyuē.

    The two countries signed a trade treaty.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这个条约下个月开始生效。

    Zhè ge tiáoyuē xià ge yuè kāishǐ shēngxiào.

    This treaty comes into force next month.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 条约 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 约 (yuē) with each of its parts in a different colour
约yuēto make an appointment
  • 纟silk form of 糸 · mìMeaning part
  • 勺spoon · sháo

How to write 条约

条 7 strokes · 约 6 strokes

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

Words related to 条约

Words with 条

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

Words with 约

约yuē · to arrange to meet节约jiéyuē · to economise约会yuēhuì · appointment大约dàyuē · approximately约束yuēshù · to restrain制约zhìyuē · to restrict隐约yǐnyuē · faint

More words: Society & Law

诉讼sùsòng · lawsuit贪污tānwū · to embezzle调解tiáojiě · to mediate条款tiáokuǎn · clause通缉tōngjī · to put on the wanted list同志tóngzhì · comrade统治tǒngzhì · to rule投票tóupiào · to vote

FAQs

条约 (tiáoyuē) means “treaty” or “pact”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it tiáoyuē: tiáo with a 2nd tone, then yuē with a 1st 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, 条约 is written 條約. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one treaty is 一个条约 (yí ge tiáoyuē).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type tiaoyue with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 条约 from the suggestions. Typing tiaoyue into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
条约 is an HSK 6 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.