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tào
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 2

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Definitions

  1. 1. to cover
  2. 2. to encase
  3. 3. cover
  4. 4. sheath
  5. 5. to overlap
  6. 6. to interleave
  7. 7. to model after
  8. 8. to copy
  9. 9. formula
  10. 10. harness
  11. 11. loop of rope
  12. 12. (fig.) to fish for
  13. 13. to obtain slyly
  14. 14. classifier for sets, collections
  15. 15. bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names)
  16. 16. tau (Greek letter Ττ)

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 9088611)

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Words Containing 套

话里套话
huà lǐ tào huà

to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information

套现
tào xiàn

to convert (an asset) into cash

锥套
zhuī tào

taper bushing

客套话
kè tào huà

conventional greeting; polite formula

套筒扳手
tào tǒng bān shǒu

socket spanner

袖套
xiù tào

sleeve cover

圈套
quān tào

trap; snare; trick

套管
tào guǎn

pipe casing

套曲
tào qǔ

divertimento (music)

套交情
tào jiāo qing

to try to gain sb's friendship

避孕套
bì yùn tào

condom

中圈套
zhòng quān tào

to fall in a trap

闹太套
nào tài tào

(Internet slang) transcription of \not at all\ – English words in a song promoting the 2008 Beijing Olympics sung by Huang Xiaoming 黃曉明|黄晓明[huáng xiǎo míng], who became a laughing stock in China because his pronunciation was perceived as embarrassingly bad

套圈
tào quān

ferrule

套种
tào zhòng

to interplant

笔套
bǐ tào

the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush

套子
tào zi

sheath

卫生套
wèi shēng tào

condom

套马
tào mǎ

to harness a horse

指数套利
zhǐ shù tào lì

index arbitrage

抛补套利
pāo bǔ tào lì

covered arbitrage

套作
tào zuò

intercropping

套钟
tào zhōng

chime

配套
pèi tào

to form a complete set

套取
tào qǔ

to acquire fraudulently

雪套
xuě tào

gaiters

外套
wài tào

coat

袜套
wà tào

leg warmers

成套
chéng tào

forming a complete set

封套
fēng tào

envelope

戴套
dài tào

to wear a condom

套袖
tào xiù

sleeve cover

套叠
tào dié

overlapping

头套
tóu tào

actor's headgear

跑龙套
pǎo lóng tào

to play a small role

套娃
tào wá

matryoshka (Russian nested doll)

套绳
tào shéng

a lasso

护颈套
hù jǐng tào

cervical collar

套话
tào huà

polite phrase; conventional greetings

套装
tào zhuāng

outfit or suit (of clothes)

被套
bèi tào

quilt cover

舍不得孩子套不住狼
shě bù de hái zi tào bù zhù láng

one who is not prepared to risk his child will never catch the wolf (proverb)

一套
yī tào

suit

套路
tào lù

sequence of movements in martial arts

套利
tào lì

arbitrage

老套
lǎo tào

hackneyed

乱套
luàn tào

in a mess

套筒
tào tǒng

sleeve

阴茎套
yīn jīng tào

condom

如意套
rú yì tào

(dialect) condom

套利者
tào lì zhě

arbitrager

配套完善
pèi tào wán shàn

comprehensive

套数
tào shù

song cycle in Chinese opera

套红
tào hóng

printing portions of a page (e.g. a banner headline) in red (or other color)

嵌套
qiàn tào

nested

套车
tào chē

to harness (a horse to a cart)

连指手套
lián zhǐ shǒu tào

mittens

套汇
tào huì

illegal currency exchange

套件
tào jiàn

kit (equipment)

整套
zhěng tào

entire set

套牌车
tào pái chē

car with fake plates

套换
tào huàn

to change (currency) illegally

全套
quán tào

an entire set

白手套
bái shǒu tào

white glove

俗套
sú tào

conventional patterns

保险套
bǎo xiǎn tào

condom

套语
tào yǔ

polite set phrases

套结
tào jié

a noose

不落俗套
bù luò sú tào

to conform to no conventional pattern

套马杆
tào mǎ gǎn

lasso on long wooden pole

套裙
tào qún

woman's suit

有一套
yǒu yī tào

to have a skill

鞋套
xié tào

overshoe

绳索套
shéng suǒ tào

a noose

加密套接字协议层
jiā mì tào jiē zì xié yì céng

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) (computing)

套房
tào fáng

suite

套头
tào tóu

(of a garment) designed to be put on by pulling it over one's head (like a sweater or T-shirt etc)

套索
tào suǒ

a lasso

卸套
xiè tào

to loosen a yoke

套口供
tào kǒu gòng

to trap a suspect into a confession

套裤
tào kù

leggings

肠套叠
cháng tào dié

intussusception (medicine)

套餐
tào cān

set meal

龙套
lóng tào

costume of minor characters in opera, featuring dragon designs

防毒靴套
fáng dú xuē tào

gas-protection boots

防毒手套
fáng dú shǒu tào

protective gloves

枕头套
zhěn tou tào

pillow case

手套
shǒu tào

glove

矫形牙套
jiǎo xíng yá tào

orthodontic brace

耳套
ěr tào

earmuff

牙套
yá tào

orthodontic brace

设圈套
shè quān tào

to scam

管套
guǎn tào

pipe sleeve

套期保值
tào qī bǎo zhí

to hedge (one's bets)

陈套
chén tào

set pattern

套鞋
tào xié

overshoes

套用
tào yòng

to use (rules, systems, models etc copied from elsewhere) (often implying that they aren't suited to the new situation)

套服
tào fú

a suit (of clothes)

滥套子
làn tào zi

platitude

活套
huó tào

noose

套印
tào yìn

color printing using several overlaid images

绳套
shéng tào

noose

套中人
tào zhōng rén

a conservative

套衫
tào shān

a pullover

套磁
tào cí

(coll.) to cultivate good relations with sb

套近乎
tào jìn hū

to worm one's way into being friends with sb (usually derogatory)

套购
tào gòu

a fraudulent purchase

枕套
zhěn tào

pillowcase

河套
hé tào

the Great Bend of the Yellow River in Inner Mongolia

客套
kè tào

polite greeting

安全套
ān quán tào

condom

套套
tào tao

methods

座椅套子
zuò yǐ tào zi

seat cover

套牢
tào láo

to immobilize with a lasso

套间
tào jiān

vestibule

单套
dān tào

single set

三件套式西装
sān jiàn tào shì xī zhuāng

three-piece suit

套包
tào bāo

collar part of horse harness

双套
shuāng tào

double set

手套箱
shǒu tào xiāng

glove compartment (of a car)

套色
tào shǎi

color printing using several overlaid images

套问
tào wèn

to sound sb out