条款

条款 tiáokuǎn

Clause (of contract or law)

条款 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體 條款 tiaokuan

What 条款 means

  1. Clause (of contract or law)

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Character by character

条款 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

条
tiáo
A strip (mw for long narrow things and news and limbs and lives)
款
kuǎn
Section (funds - sum of money - style)

How to write 条款

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条款 in a sentence

请仔细阅读合同条款。
Qǐng zǐxì yuèdú hétong tiáokuǎn.
Please read the terms of the contract carefully.
这一条款对我们不利。
Zhè yì tiáokuǎn duì wǒmen búlì.
This clause is unfavourable to us.

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Questions about 条款

What does 条款 mean in English?

条款 is pronounced tiáokuǎn and means Clause (of contract or law).

How do you pronounce 条款?

条款 is tiáokuǎn in pinyin — written tiaokuan without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 条款?

条款 is written with 2 characters: 条 (tiáo) A strip (mw for long narrow things and news and limbs and lives), 款 (kuǎn) Section (funds - sum of money - style). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 条款 written in traditional Chinese?

條款. The simplified form 条款 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 條款 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced tiáokuǎn.

Is 条款 an HSK word?

Yes — 条款 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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