HSK 6 · Society

条款 tiáokuǎn “clause” in Chinese

Traditional 條款

What 条款 means

  1. clause
  2. provision
  3. term
  4. clause (of contract or law)

Measure word 项 xiàng · 一项条款 yí xiàng tiáokuǎn

How to say 条款

  • 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 third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale款kuǎn3rd tone, dipping

条款 in a sentence

  1. 签合同前要仔细看每一个条款。

    Qiān hétong qián yào zǐxì kàn měi yí ge tiáokuǎn.

    Read every clause carefully before you sign a contract.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这个条款对我们不利。

    Zhè ge tiáokuǎn duì wǒmen búlì.

    This clause isn’t in our favour.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 条款 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 款 (kuǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
款kuǎnsection
  • 士scholar · shì
  • 示sign · shì
  • 欠yawn · qiànMeaning part

How to write 条款

条 7 strokes · 款 12 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

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

Words related to 条款

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条约tiáoyuē · treaty便条biàntiáo · informal note条理tiáolǐ · order有条不紊yǒutiáobùwěn · orderly

Words with 款

付款fùkuǎn · to pay a sum of money贷款dàikuǎn · a loan罚款fákuǎn · to fine款式kuǎnshì · style款待kuǎndài · to entertain (guests)

More words: Society & Law

司令sīlìng · commander诉讼sùsòng · lawsuit贪污tānwū · to embezzle调解tiáojiě · to mediate条约tiáoyuē · treaty通缉tōngjī · to put on the wanted list同志tóngzhì · comrade统治tǒngzhì · to rule

FAQs

条款 (tiáokuǎn) means “clause” or “provision”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it tiáokuǎn: tiáo with a 2nd tone, then kuǎn with a 3rd 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, 条款 is written 條款. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 项 (xiàng). For example, one clause is 一项条款 (yí xiàng tiáokuǎn).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type tiaokuan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 条款 from the suggestions. Typing tiaokuan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
条款 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.