Measure Word 条 (tiáo)
条 (tiáo) is a measure word most commonly used for long things or narrow Shape
examples:
Fish, pants, skirts, rivers, dragons (yes, dragons are 条), ribbons, worms, etc. etc
一条路 (yī tiáo lù): a road
一条河 (yī tiáo hé): a river
三条船 (sān tiáo chuán)three ships
条 (tiáo) is also used to quantify some animals :
两条鱼 (liǎng tiáo yú): a fish
一条蛇 (yī tiáo shé): a snake
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