套 tào

case, cover, wrapper, envelope

HSK 5 #1091

DEFINITIONS

套 tào
  • to cover
  • to encase
  • cover
  • sheath
  • to overlap
  • to interleave
  • to model after
  • to copy
  • formula
  • harness
  • loop of rope
  • (fig.) to fish for
  • to obtain slyly
  • classifier for sets, collections
  • bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names)
  • tau (Greek letter Ττ)

STROKES

WORDS

手套 shǒu tào
HSK 5
glove; mitten; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
圈套 quān tào
HSK 6
trap; snare; trick
配套 pèi tào
HSK 6
to form a complete set; compatible; matching; complementary
外套 wài tào coat; jacket; CL:件[jian4]
套房 tào fáng suite; apartment; flat
避孕套 bì yùn tào condom; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
套装 tào zhuāng outfit or suit (of clothes); set of coordinated items; kit
套餐 tào cān set meal; product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription)
乱套 luàn tào in a mess; upside down
套间 tào jiān vestibule; small inner room (opening to others); suite; apartment
整套 zhěng tào entire set
套套 tào tao methods; the old tricks; (slang) condom
套路 tào lù sequence of movements in martial arts; routine; pattern; standard method
套子 tào zi sheath; case; cover; conventional method; cliché; trick; (coll.) condom
俗套 sú tào conventional patterns; cliché
全套 quán tào an entire set; full complement
套索 tào suǒ a lasso; noose
老一套 lǎo yī tào the same old stuff
跑龙套 pǎo lóng tào to play a small role
客套话 kè tào huà conventional greeting; polite formula
套话 tào huà polite phrase; conventional greetings; cliché; to try to worm facts out of sb
客套 kè tào polite greeting; civilities; to exchange pleasantries
头套 tóu tào actor's headgear; wig; head covering
套管 tào guǎn pipe casing
成套 chéng tào forming a complete set; complementing one another
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