三条

三條

sāntiáo

noun #94,014

Meanings

1 three of a kind (poker)
2 three (long thin things, measure phrase)

Characters

long item / strip

Examples

他手里的三条比我的两对大。

Tā shǒu lǐ de sāntiáo bǐ wǒ de liǎng duì dà.

His three of a kind beats my two pair.

桌子上放着三条毛巾。

Zhuōzi shàng fàngzhe sān tiáo máojīn.

There are three towels on the table.

Tips

usage

In poker and 斗地主三条 = three of a kind (also 三张). 条 is the measure word for long/narrow things and for numbered rules or laws — so 三条 also means literally 'three items/articles' in contexts like 三条建议 (three suggestions).

Stroke Order

三 sān

条 tiáo