zìtiáo

字条

Word · NounTraditional字條

handwritten note; slip

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

a slip of paper with a brief message written on it

Refers to an informal, handwritten note left for someone. The form 字条儿 (zì tiáo ér) with the 儿 suffix is common in northern dialects (erhua).

Tā他
zǒu走
shí时
liú留
le了
yī一
gè个
zì字
tiáo条
ér儿
 。

He left a note when he left.

Wǒ我
zài在
zhuō桌
shàng上
fā发
xiàn现
yī一
zhāng张
zì字
tiáo条
 。

I found a slip of paper on the table.

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Tā她
gěi给
wǒ我
liú留
le了
ge个
zì字
tiáo条
 ,
shuō说
xià下
wǔ午
huí回
lai来
 。

She left me a note saying she'd be back in the afternoon.

Qǐng请
xiě写
ge个
zì字
tiáo条
tí提
xǐng醒
wǒ我
 。

Please write a note to remind me.