套 (tào) means Covering (sheath). Below are 24 of the 36 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这 套 房子有三个房间。
Zhè tào fángzi yǒu sān ge fángjiān.
This flat has three rooms.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 套
这件外 套 正在打折。
Zhè jiàn wàitào zhèngzài dǎzhé.
This coat is on sale at the moment.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 打折
他讨厌虚伪的客 套 。
Tā tǎoyàn xūwěi de kètào.
He detests hypocritical politeness.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 虚伪
这 套 公寓离地铁很近。
Zhè tào gōngyù lí dìtiě hěn jìn.
This apartment is close to the subway.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 公寓
她披上外 套 走了出去。
Tā pī shàng wàitào zǒu le chūqù.
She threw on a coat and went out.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 披
天冷了，戴上手 套 吧。
Tiān lěng le, dài shàng shǒutào ba.
It is cold; put on your gloves.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 手套
我把手 套 忘在车上了。
Wǒ bǎ shǒutào wàng zài chē shàng le.
I left my gloves in the car.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 手套
这 套 房子有两个卧室。
Zhè tào fángzi yǒu liǎng ge wòshì.
This flat has two bedrooms.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 卧室
买这个 套 餐比较合算。
Mǎi zhège tàocān bǐjiào hésuàn.
Buying this set is better value.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 合算
这 套 制度还不够健全。
Zhè tào zhìdù hái bú gòu jiànquán.
This system is not yet sound enough.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 健全
他买了一 套 摄影器材。
Tā mǎi le yí tào shèyǐng qìcái.
He bought a set of photographic equipment.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 器材
他不小心落入了圈 套 。
Tā bù xiǎoxīn luòrù le quāntào.
He carelessly fell into the trap.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 圈套
这 套 理论体系很严密。
Zhè tào lǐlùn tǐxì hěn yánmì.
This theoretical system is very rigorous.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 体系
这 套 资料还不够完备。
Zhè tào zīliào hái bú gòu wánbèi.
This set of materials is not yet complete enough.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 完备
这 套 音响的效果很好。
Zhè tào yīnxiǎng de xiàoguǒ hěn hǎo.
This sound system produces excellent sound.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 音响
天热了，把外 套 脱了吧。
Tiān rè le, bǎ wàitào tuō le ba.
It has got warm; take your coat off.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 脱
他穿着一件灰色的外 套 。
Tā chuān zhe yí jiàn huīsè de wàitào.
He is wearing a grey coat.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 灰
这 套 教材很适合初学者。
Zhè tào jiàocái hěn shìhé chūxuézhě.
This set of teaching materials suits beginners.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 教材
这 套 房子的布局很合理。
Zhè tào fángzi de bùjú hěn hélǐ.
The layout of this flat is very sensible.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 布局
银行发行了一 套 纪念币。
Yínháng fāxíng le yí tào jìniànbì.
The bank issued a set of commemorative coins.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 发行
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套 appears in 36 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 套
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 套
How is 套 used in a sentence?
This page shows 36 sentences using 套 (tào, "Covering (sheath)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 套 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 套 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 套 an HSK word?
Yes — 套 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 套?
The dictionary page for 套 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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