条子

條子
tiáozi
  1. short note
  2. slip of paper
  3. stripe
  4. (slang) cop
  5. (old) prostitute

CEDICT

slang old

Entry Composition

1 条 tiáo
  1. strip
  2. item
  3. article
  4. clause (of law or treaty)
  5. classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
2 子 zi noun suffix, as in 椅子 yǐzi "chair"