Chinese words starting with “tiao”
26 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable tiao. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 6 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial t · final iao · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 3
- 2nd tone 14
- 3rd tone 3
- 4th tone 6
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 条件tiáo jiànHSK 2
condition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; situation; state; condition
- 挑战tiǎo zhànHSK 4
to challenge; challenge
- 调整tiáo zhěngHSK 3
to adjust; adjustment; revision
- 跳舞tiào wǔHSK 3
to dance
- 跳高tiào gāoHSK 3
high jump (athletics)
- 跳远tiào yuǎnHSK 3
long jump (athletics)
All 26 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 条 | tiáo | q | strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) | |
| 2 | 跳 | tiào | v,vn,q | to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate | |
| 3 | 挑 | tiāo | v | to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick | |
| 4 | 挑选 | tiāo xuǎn | v,vn | to choose; to select | |
| 5 | 条例 | tiáo lì | n | regulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes | |
| 6 | 条款 | tiáo kuǎn | n | clause (of contract or law) | |
| 7 | 调节 | tiáo jié | v,vn | to adjust; to regulate; to harmonize; to reconcile (accountancy etc) | |
| 8 | 条约 | tiáo yuē | n | treaty; pact | |
| 9 | 跳跃 | tiào yuè | v,vn | to jump; to leap; to bound; to skip | |
| 10 | 挑衅 | tiǎo xìn | v,vn | to provoke; provocation | |
| 11 | 挑起 | tiǎo qǐ | v | to provoke; to stir up; to incite | |
| 12 | 挑剔 | tiāo ti | v,a,vn | picky; fussy | |
| 13 | 调解 | tiáo jiě | v,vn | to mediate; to bring parties to an agreement | |
| 14 | 跳动 | tiào dòng | v,vn | to throb; to pulse; to bounce; to jiggle; to jump about | |
| 15 | 调皮 | tiáo pí | a | naughty; mischievous; unruly | |
| 16 | 跳水 | tiào shuǐ | vn,v | to dive (into water); (sports) diving; to commit suicide by jumping into water; (fig.) (of stock prices etc) to fall dramatically | |
| 17 | 调料 | tiáo liào | n | condiment; seasoning; flavoring | |
| 18 | 调试 | tiáo shì | v,vn | to debug; to adjust components during testing; debugging | |
| 19 | 跳伞 | tiào sǎn | v | to parachute; to bail out; parachute jumping | |
| 20 | 调和 | tiáo hé | v,vn | harmonious; to mediate; to reconcile; mediation; to compromise; to mix; to blend; blended; to season; seasoning; to placate | |
| 21 | 调侃 | tiáo kǎn | v,vn | to ridicule; to tease; to mock; idle talk; chitchat | |
| 22 | 跳槽 | tiào cáo | v | to change jobs; job-hopping | |
| 23 | 调剂 | tiáo jì | v,vn | to adjust; to balance; to make up a medical prescription | |
| 24 | 条理 | tiáo lǐ | n | arrangement; order; tidiness | |
| 25 | 调控 | tiáo kòng | vn,v | to regulate; to control | |
| 26 | 挑拨 | tiǎo bō | v | to incite disharmony; to instigate |
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