条纹

條紋

tiáowén

noun #8,777

Measure Word

一道条纹 dào

Meanings

1 stripe; streak
2 striped pattern

Characters

strip; long narrow piece

line; grain; pattern

Strip + pattern — lines running in parallel across a surface.

Examples

他穿了一件条纹衬衫。

Tā chuān le yī jiàn tiáowén chènshān.

He wore a striped shirt.

斑马身上有黑白条纹。

Bānmǎ shēnshàng yǒu hēibái tiáowén.

Zebras have black and white stripes.

这块布料的条纹很好看。

Zhèkuài bùliào de tiáowén hěn hǎokàn.

The stripes on this fabric look great.

Tips

mistakes

Don't confuse 条纹 (tiáowén, stripes) with 花纹 (huāwén, pattern/design in general). 条纹 specifically means parallel lines, while 花纹 covers any decorative pattern.

Stroke Order

条 tiáo

纹 wén