棉条

棉條

miántiáo

noun

Measure Word

一根棉条 gēn

Meanings

1 tampon (short form of 卫生棉条)
2 (textiles) cotton sliver

Characters

Examples

游泳的时候她都用棉条。

Yóuyǒng de shíhou tā dōu yòng miántiáo.

She always uses tampons when swimming.

超市里买得到棉条吗？

Chāoshì lǐ mǎi dé dào miántiáo ma?

Can you buy tampons at the supermarket?

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