🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tiáo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Strips/strɪps/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"她把布料剪成条来做被子。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Long, narrow pieces of material or paper.

    "She cut the fabric into strips to make a quilt."
As verb
  1. 1

    To remove the outer covering or parts from something.

    "He strips the paint off the old furniture before refinishing it."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'strips' originates from the Old English 'strippa', meaning a narrow piece or band. It has evolved through Middle English, where it referred to a long, narrow piece of material, and has retained this meaning into modern usage.

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