套

tào

to cover; to encase

HSK 3.0 · Level 2 HSK 2.0 · Level 5 measure wordverb

Meaning

tào tao4

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)

Example sentences

nǐ你juéde觉得zhè这tào套fángzi房子zěnmeyàng怎么样？

What do you think of this place?
wǒ我huì会gěi给nǐ你zuò做yī一tào套xīn新yīfu衣服。

I'll make you a new suit.
tā她zuò做le了yī一tào套xīn新yīfu衣服gěi给tā他。

She made a new suit for him.
shuō说de的shì是yī一tào套，zuò做de的yòu又shì是yī一tào套。

To say is one thing, and to do quite another.

HSK words with 套

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