收条

收條
shōutiáo
noun #32,657

Measure Word

一张收条 zhāng

Meanings

  1. 1 receipt (informal handwritten note acknowledging money or goods received)

Examples

HSK 3
Qǐng gěi wǒ dǎ yì zhāng shōutiáo.
Please write me a receipt.
HSK 3
Tā shōuxià qián hòu, xiě le yì zhāng shōutiáo gěi wǒ.
After taking the money, he wrote me a receipt.

Tips

usage
Informal/handwritten receipt - a simple slip of paper saying '今收到X元/X物'. Compare 收据 (shōujù), which is more formal/official (printed company receipt with stamp), and 发票 (fāpiào), which is the tax-invoice required for business reimbursements. 收条 is what you'd scribble for a friend who lent you money.
memory
Literal: 收 ('receive') + 条 ('strip, slip of paper, item'). Same 条 as in 便条 (note), 字条 (note), 借条 (IOU).

Stroke Order

收 shōu
条 tiáo