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TouTiao is a literal translation of Headline. （头）Tou = Head; （条）Tiao = Line
by nickrio 9y ago
TouTiao is a literal translation of Headline.
（头）Tou = Head; （条）Tiao = Line
- thaumasiotes 9y ago条 is a measure word for things that are long (rivers / snakes / pants), but it's not the word for line. The character most closely related to the concept is 线 xian, and 线 is indeed the word for "line" in many senses. In other senses, you find words of more than one syllable.
- nickrio 9y agoYes, it's not very accurate in term of word-by-word translation. Maybe it's for suiting the context and habits. A strip (条) of news is works better than A line (线) of news in Chinese.