棉条

棉條

miántiáo

noun

Measure Word

一根棉条 gēn

Meanings

1 tampon
2 cotton sliver

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

超市里买得到棉条吗？

Chāoshì lǐ mǎi dédào miántiáo ma?

Can you buy tampons at the supermarket?

HSK 3

游泳的时候她都用棉条。

Yóuyǒng de shíhou tā dōu yòng miántiáo.

She always uses tampons when swimming.

Tips

usage

In everyday speech almost always = tampon, short for 卫生棉条. The textile-industry sense (sliver, a loose rope of carded cotton fiber) survives in technical/manufacturing contexts.

Stroke Order

棉 mián

条 tiáo