条
tiáo
If your eye can follow it, use 条
The picture A single strand your finger can trace from one end to the other. Straight or winding, it doesn't matter.
Where the picture shows up in 条
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a jammed line
这条路很堵。
zhè tiáo lù hěn dǔ
This road is really backed up.
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the line your legs run down
我买了一条裤子。
wǒ mǎi le yì tiáo kùzi
I bought a pair of trousers.
Tops take 件; trousers and skirts take 条.
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a line on your screen
我给你发了一条消息。
wǒ gěi nǐ fā le yì tiáo xiāoxi
I sent you a message.
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a line moving through water
他钓到了一条大鱼。
tā diào dào le yì tiáo dà yú
He caught a big fish.
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a line running across the land
这条河的水很干净。
zhè tiáo hé de shuǐ hěn gānjìng
The water in this river is clean.