báitiáo

白条

Word · Noun · AdjectiveTraditional白條

IOU / informal receipt; dressed (poultry/meat)

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

IOU; informal receipt; non-compliant financial slip

informal

Often refers to a slip used as a temporary IOU or a receipt that is not an official, compliant document. Colloquially called 白条子.

Gōng公
sī司
bù不
néng能
yòng用
bái白
tiáo条
bào报
xiāo销
 ,
bì必
xū须
yǒu有
zhèng正
shì式
fā发
piào票
 。

The company cannot reimburse with informal slips; official invoices are required.

Tā他
dǎ打
le了
ge个
bái白
tiáo条
 ,
shuō说
guò过
jǐ几
tiān天
huán还
qián钱
 。

He wrote an IOU, saying he would repay the money in a few days.

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Zhè这
xiē些
bái白
tiáo条
zi子
bù不
néng能
zuò作
wéi为
kuài会
jì计
píng凭
zhèng证
 。

These informal slips cannot be used as accounting vouchers.

2.

adjective

dressed (poultry/meat); with feathers/hair and offal removed

technical

An attributive term used in commerce, especially in markets, to describe processed poultry or livestock meat that is ready for cooking.

Wǒ我
xiǎng想
mǎi买
yī一
zhī只
bái白
tiáo条
jī鸡
zuò做
tāng汤
 。

I want to buy a dressed chicken to make soup.

Shì市
chǎng场
shàng上
bái白
tiáo条
zhū猪
de的
jià价
gé格
bǐ比
huó活
zhū猪
pián便
yi宜
 。

The price of dressed pork in the market is cheaper than live pigs.

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Zhè这
xiē些
bái白
tiáo条
yā鸭
yǐ已
jīng经
qīng清
xǐ洗
gān干
jìng净
le了
 。

These dressed ducks have already been cleaned.