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套 tào case

case; cover; envelope; wrapper

How to remember 套: 大 big + 镸 long = case. Anna's double bass is so big and so long that she can barely squeeze it into its case before the train leaves.

  • HSK 4
  • 10 strokes

Component breakdown

套 = 大 big + 镸 long

  • 大 big
  • 镸 long
The Gushi story

Anna's double bass is so big and so long that she can barely squeeze it into its case before the train leaves.

How it is used

  • 'Cover, case, set' - 手套 (shǒutào) gloves, 外套 (wàitào) coat, 套餐 (tàocān) a set meal/combo.
  • As a measure word it counts sets: 一套房子 (yí tào fángzi) an apartment, 一套衣服 (yí tào yīfu) an outfit, 一套书 (yí tào shū) a book set.
  • 圈套 (quāntào) = a trap/scheme; 套 as a verb = to slip a cover over / to draw out (套话 coax information out).

Words with 套

Example sentences

  • 我想租一套公寓。 Wǒ xiǎng zū yī tào gōngyù.I want to rent an apartment.
  • 她正在脱外套。 Tā zhèng zài tuō wàitào.She's taking off her coat.