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

衫 tào shān a pullover
bèi tào quilt cover; to have money stuck (in stocks, real estate etc)
lóng tào costume of minor characters in opera, featuring dragon designs; walk-on
zhěn tào pillowcase
裤 tào kù leggings
服 tào fú a suit (of clothes)
用 tào yòng to copy a set pattern mechanically; to crib
筒 tào tǒng sleeve; a tube for wrapping
裙 tào qún woman's suit; dress worn over a petticoat
fēng tào envelope; wrapper; (book) jacket; (record) sleeve
取 tào qǔ to acquire fraudulently; an illegal exchange
鞋 tào xié overshoes; galoshes
bǐ tào the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush; the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, silk or thread)
叠 cháng tào dié intussusception (medicine)
wà tào leg warmers
汇 tào huì illegal currency exchange; arbitrage
印 tào yìn color printing using several overlaid images
红 tào hóng printing portions of a page (e.g. a banner headline) in red (or other color)
色 tào shǎi color printing using several overlaid images
qiàn tào nested; nesting
yī tào suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior
三件式西装 sān jiàn tào shì xī zhuāng three-piece suit
三件式西裝 sān jiàn tào shì xī zhuāng three-piece suit
不落俗 bù luò sú tào to conform to no conventional pattern; unconventional; offbeat
中圈 zhòng quān tào to fall in a trap