Meaning of tiáo zi:
tiáo zi
条子
Noun
short note; slip of paper; stripe; (slang) cop; (old) prostitute
Tā gěi wǒ liúle yī gè xiǎo tiáo zi, gàosu wǒ tā huì wǎndiǎn dào.
他给我留了一个小条子，告诉我他会晚点到。
He left me a little note, telling me he will arrive late.
Tā gěi wǒ liú le yī zhāng xiǎo tiáo zi.
他给我留了一张小条子。
He left me a small slip of paper.
Tā de chènshān shàng yǒu lán sè de tiáo zi.
他的衬衫上有蓝色的条子。
There are blue stripes on his shirt.
Tā yī kàn dào nà liǎng gè tiáo zi, jiù lìkè cáng qǐle shǒuzhōng de dōngxī.
他一看到那两个条子，就立刻藏起了手中的东西。
As soon as he saw those two cops, he immediately hid what he was holding.
Tā zài jiǎng yī gè guānyú jiù shèhuì de tiáo zi de gùshì.
他在讲一个关于旧社会的条子的故事。
He is telling a story about a prostitute from the old society.
