Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

Jìnrù yí ge guójiā yào tián biào, líkāi yí ge guójiā yě yào tián biào. To enter a country you need to
fill in a form, and to leave a country you need to fill in a form as well.
tiánkòng 填空 V fill in blanks
tián 甜 ADJ sweet, honeyed
tiánshí 甜食 N sweet food, dessert
tiǎn 舔 V lick, lap
tiāo 挑 V take one’s pick, choose, select ■ 商店里 这么多鞋子，你还挑不到一双喜欢的？Shàngdiàn
li zhème duō xiézi, nǐ hái tiāo bu dào yì shuāng xǐhuan de? There are so many shoes in the store,
and you still can’t choose a pair you like? 东挑西拣 dōng tiāo xī jiǎn choose this and pick that, spend a
long time choosing, be very choosy
tiāotī 挑剔 V nitpick, be hypercritical, be fastidious
tiāoxuǎn 挑选 [comp: 挑 take one’s pick + 选 select] V select ■ 董事会要从经理中挑选出一名总经
理。Dǒngshìhuì yào cóng jīnglǐ zhong tiāoxuǎnchu yì míng zǒngjīnglǐ. The board of directors will
select a chief executive officer from the executives. ■ 有时候可以挑选的东西太多，很难决 定。
Yǒushíhou kěyǐ tiāoxuǎn de dōngxi tài duō, hěn nán juédìng. Sometimes when there are too many
things to choose from, it’s difficult to decide.
tiáo 条 TRAD 條 MEASURE WORD (for things with a long, narrow shape) 一条河 yì tiáo hé a river / 两条鱼 liǎng tiáo
yú two fish
tiáojiàn 条件 N 1 condition ■ 这个地区的自然条 件不好。Zhège dìqū de zìrán tiáojiàn bù hǎo. The
natural conditions of this region are rather poor. 生活条件 shēnghuó tiáojiàn living conditions ■ 他们那
里的生活条件比较差。Tāmen nàlǐ de shēnghuó tiáojiàn bǐjiào chà. Their living conditions are
rather poor. 工作条件 gōngzuò tiáojiàn working conditions ■ 工人们要求改善工作条件。
Gōngrénmen yāoqiú gǎishàn gōngzuò tiáojiàn. Workers demand that their working conditions be
improved. 2 requirement, prerequisite ■ 她找对象的条件非 常高。Tā zhǎo duìxiàng de tiáojiàn
fēicháng gāo. She has very high requirements of a fiancé. ■ 对方 的条件太高，我们无法合作。
Duìfāng de tiáojiàn tài gāo, wǒmen wúfǎ hézuò. The other party’s requirements are too high for us
to work with them.
tiáokuǎn 条款 N clause (in a contract, an agreement, etc.) (项 xiàng)
tiáolǐ 条理 N orderliness 有条理 yǒu tiáolǐ well-organized
tiáoyuē 条约 [comp: 条 article (of a treaty) + 约 agreement] N treaty, pact (份 fèn) ■ 两国将签 订条
约，以加强合作。Liǎng guó jiāng qiāndìng tiáoyuē, yǐ jiāqiáng hézuò. The two countries will
sign a treaty in order to strengthen cooperation.
tiáo 调 TRAD 調 V adjust
tiáohé 调和 V 1 mediate, reconcile 2 comprise
tiáojì 调剂 V adjust, regulate
tiáojié 调节 V regulate, adjust 调节器 tiáojiéqì regulator, conditioner
tiáojiě 调解 [comp: 调 adjust + 解 solve] V mediate, make peace 调解纠纷 tiáojiě jiūfēn mediate a dipute
tiáoliào 调料 N condiment, seasoning
tiáopí 调皮 ADJ naughty, mischievous
tiáozhěng 调整 [comp: 调 adjust + 整 rectify] V adjust, rectify ■ 教育部打算调整中小学的师生比
例。Jiàoyùbù dǎsuàn tiáozhěng zhōng-xiǎoxué de shīshēng bǐlì. The Ministry of Education plans
to adjust the teacher-student ratio in schools.
tiǎo 挑 V poke, pick up
tiǎobō 挑拨 [comp: 挑 poke + 拨 stir] V sow discord, instigate 挑拨同事之间的关系 tiǎobō tóngshì zhījiān de
guānxi sow discord among colleagues
tiǎoxìn 挑衅 [v+obj: 挑 pick up + 衅 quarrel] V & N provoke; provocation 故意挑衅 gùyì tiǎoxìn deliberate
provocation
tiǎozhàn 挑战 V & N challenge to battle, challenge to a contest, throw down the gauntlet; challenge
tiào 跳 V jump ■ 他跳得很高，所以篮球打得 好。Tā tiào de hěn gāo, suǒyǐ lánqiú dǎ de hǎo. He can
jump high, so he plays basketball well.