HSK 6 · Adjectives

有条不紊 yǒutiáobùwěn “orderly” in Chinese

Traditional 有條不紊

What 有条不紊 means

  1. orderly
  2. methodical
  3. systematic
  4. regular and thorough (idiom)
  5. methodically arranged

How to say 有条不紊

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale有yǒu3rd tone, dipping
  • 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不bù4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale紊wěn3rd tone, dipping

有条不紊 in a sentence

  1. 她做事总是有条不紊。

    Tā zuòshì zǒngshì yǒutiáobùwěn.

    She always works in an orderly way.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 准备工作有条不紊地进行着。

    Zhǔnbèi gōngzuò yǒutiáobùwěn de jìnxíng zhe.

    The preparations are going ahead methodically.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 有条不紊 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 有 (yǒu) drawn as one shape
有yǒuto have; there is

有 is a single shape of 6 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidA hand holding a piece of meat 月: to have.

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 不 (bù) drawn as one shape
不bùno; not so

不 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidPicture a bar 一 across the top that nothing below can get past: not, no.

The character 紊 (wěn) with each of its parts in a different colour
紊wěninvolved
  • 文script · wénSound part
  • 糸silk · mìMeaning part

糸 hints at the meaning (silk); 文 (wén) hints at the sound. Compare it with wěn.

How to write 有条不紊

有 6 strokes · 条 7 strokes · 不 4 strokes · 紊 10 strokes

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

Words related to 有条不紊

Words with 有

有yǒu · to have没有méiyǒu · not to have有的yǒude · (there are) some (who are…)有些yǒuxiē · some有点儿yǒudiǎnr · slightly有时yǒushí · sometimes有意思yǒuyìsi · interesting有名yǒumíng · famous只有zhǐyǒu · only有人yǒurén · someone

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条约tiáoyuē · treaty便条biàntiáo · informal note条理tiáolǐ · order

Words with 不

不bù · no不要bùyào · don’t!不客气bú kèqi · you’re welcome对不起duìbuqǐ · sorry不错bùcuò · not bad不好意思bùhǎoyìsi · to feel embarrassed不但búdàn · not only不同bùtóng · different不少bùshǎo · quite a few不见bújiàn · to be missing

More words: Adjectives

一丝不苟yìsībùgǒu · meticulous永恒yǒnghéng · eternal庸俗yōngsú · vulgar踊跃yǒngyuè · eager优异yōuyì · outstanding优越yōuyuè · superior幼稚yòuzhì · childish圆满yuánmǎn · satisfactory

FAQs

有条不紊 (yǒutiáobùwěn) means “orderly” or “methodical”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it yǒutiáobùwěn: yǒu with a 3rd tone, then tiáo with a 2nd tone, then bù with a 4th tone, then wěn 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, 有条不紊 is written 有條不紊. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type youtiaobuwen with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 有条不紊 from the suggestions. Typing youtiaobuwen into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
有条不紊 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.