pīnyīn 
pin1yin1 
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ 
 
simplified 
traditional 
 
套 
套 
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  
 
 
strokes 
10 
 
radical 
 
 
strokes after radical 
7 
 
安全套 
安全套 
an1 quan2 tao4 
 
 
condom 
 
保险套 
保險套 
bao3 xian3 tao4 
 
 
condom 
 
被套 
被套 
bei4 tao4 
 
 
quilt cover; to have money stuck (in stocks, real estate etc) 
 
笔套 
筆套 
bi3 tao4 
 
 
the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush; the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, silk or thread) 
 
避孕套 
避孕套 
bi4 yun4 tao4 
 
 
condom 
 
不落俗套 
不落俗套 
bu4 luo4 su2 tao4 
 
 
to conform to no conventional pattern; unconventional; offbeat 
 
肠套叠 
腸套疊 
chang2 tao4 die2 
 
 
intussusception (medicine) 
 
陈套 
陳套 
chen2 tao4 
 
 
set pattern; old habit 
 
成套 
成套 
cheng2 tao4 
 
 
forming a complete set; complementing one another 
 
戴套 
戴套 
dai4 tao4 
 
 
to wear a condom 
 
单套 
單套 
dan1 tao4 
 
 
single set 
 
耳套 
耳套 
er3 tao4 
 
 
earmuff 
 
防毒手套 
防毒手套 
fang2 du2 shou3 tao4 
 
 
protective gloves 
 
防毒靴套 
防毒靴套 
fang2 du2 xue1 tao4 
 
 
gas-protection boots; protective boots 
 
封套 
封套 
feng1 tao4 
 
 
envelope; wrapper; (book) jacket; (record) sleeve 
 
管套 
管套 
guan3 tao4 
 
 
pipe sleeve 
 
河套 
河套 
he2 tao4 
 
 
the Great Bend of the Yellow River in Inner Mongolia 
 
河套 
河套 
he2 tao4 
 
 
river bend 
 
护颈套 
護頸套 
hu4 jing3 tao4 
 
 
cervical collar 
 
话里套话 
話裡套話 
hua4 li3 tao4 hua4 
 
 
to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information; to touch upon other matters not central to the topic being discussed 
 
活套 
活套 
huo2 tao4 
 
 
noose; running knot 
 
加密套接字协议层 
加密套接字協議層 
jia1 mi4 tao4 jie1 zi4 xie2 yi4 ceng2 
 
 
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) (computing) 
 
矫形牙套 
矯形牙套 
jiao3 xing2 ya2 tao4 
 
 
orthodontic brace 
 
客套 
客套 
ke4 tao4 
 
 
polite greeting; courtesy (in words) 
 
客套话 
客套話 
ke4 tao4 hua4 
 
 
conventional greeting; polite formula 
 
滥套子 
濫套子 
lan4 tao4 zi5 
 
 
platitude; pointless talk 
 
老套 
老套 
lao3 tao4 
 
 
hackneyed; well-worn (phrase etc); same old story; stereotypical fashion 
 
老套子 
老套子 
lao3 tao4 zi5 
 
 
old methods; old habits 
 
老一套 
老一套 
lao3 yi1 tao4 
 
 
the same old stuff 
 
连指手套 
連指手套 
lian2 zhi3 shou3 tao4 
 
 
mittens 
 
龙套 
龍套 
long2 tao4 
 
 
costume of minor characters in opera, featuring dragon designs; walk-on 
 
乱套 
亂套 
luan4 tao4 
 
 
in a mess; upside down 
 
抛补套利 
拋補套利 
pao1 bu3 tao4 li4 
 
 
covered arbitrage 
 
跑龙套 
跑龍套 
pao3 long2 tao4 
 
 
to play a small role 
 
配套 
配套 
pei4 tao4 
 
 
to form a complete set; coherent 
 
配套完善 
配套完善 
pei4 tao4 wan2 shan4 
 
 
comprehensive 
 
嵌套 
嵌套 
qian4 tao4 
 
 
nested; nesting 
 
圈套 
圈套 
quan1 tao4 
 
 
trap; snare; trick 
 
全套 
全套 
quan2 tao4 
 
 
an entire set; full complement 
 
如意套 
如意套 
ru2 yi4 tao4 
 
 
(dialect) condom 
 
三件套式西装 
三件套式西裝 
san1 jian4 tao4 shi4 xi1 zhuang1 
 
 
three-piece suit 
 
设圈套 
設圈套 
she4 quan1 tao4 
 
 
to scam; to set a trap; to set up a scheme to defraud people 
 
绳索套 
繩索套 
sheng2 suo3 tao4 
 
 
a noose 
 
绳套 
繩套 
sheng2 tao4 
 
 
noose; harness 
 
手套 
手套 
shou3 tao4 
 
 
glove; mitten 
 
手套箱 
手套箱 
shou3 tao4 xiang1 
 
 
glove compartment (of a car); glovebox (sealed compartment with attached gloves for handling hazardous materials etc) 
 
双套 
雙套 
shuang1 tao4 
 
 
double set; diploid 
 
俗套 
俗套 
su2 tao4 
 
 
conventional patterns; cliché 
 
套包 
套包 
tao4 bao1 
 
 
collar part of horse harness 
 
套餐 
套餐 
tao4 can1 
 
 
set meal; product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription) 
 
套车 
套車 
tao4 che1 
 
 
to harness (a horse to a cart) 
 
套叠 
套疊 
tao4 die2 
 
 
overlapping; nesting; to interleave 
 
套儿 
套兒 
tao4 er5 
 
 
(coll.) loop of rope; noose; scheme; ploy; condom 
 
套房 
套房 
tao4 fang2 
 
 
suite; apartment; flat 
 
套服 
套服 
tao4 fu2 
 
 
a suit (of clothes) 
 
套购 
套購 
tao4 gou4 
 
 
a fraudulent purchase; to buy up sth illegally 
 
套管 
套管 
tao4 guan3 
 
 
pipe casing 
 
套红 
套紅 
tao4 hong2 
 
 
printing portions of a page (e.g. a banner headline) in red (or other color) 
 
套话 
套話 
tao4 hua4 
 
 
polite phrase; conventional greetings; cliché; to try to worm facts out of sb 
 
套换 
套換 
tao4 huan4 
 
 
to change (currency) illegally; fraudulent exchange 
 
套汇 
套匯 
tao4 hui4 
 
 
illegal currency exchange; arbitrage 
 
套间 
套間 
tao4 jian1 
 
 
vestibule; small inner room (opening to others) 
 
套件 
套件 
tao4 jian4 
 
 
kit (equipment) 
 
套交情 
套交情 
tao4 jiao1 qing5 
 
 
to try to gain sb's friendship 
 
套结 
套結 
tao4 jie2 
 
 
a noose 
 
套近乎 
套近乎 
tao4 jin4 hu1 
 
 
to worm one's way into being friends with sb (usually derogatory) 
 
套口供 
套口供 
tao4 kou3 gong4 
 
 
to trap a suspect into a confession 
 
套裤 
套褲 
tao4 ku4 
 
 
leggings 
 
套牢 
套牢 
tao4 lao2 
 
 
to immobilize with a lasso; to be trapped in the stock market 
 
套利 
套利 
tao4 li4 
 
 
arbitrage 
 
套利者 
套利者 
tao4 li4 zhe3 
 
 
arbitrager 
 
套路 
套路 
tao4 lu4 
 
 
sequence of movements in martial arts; routine; pattern; standard method 
 
套马 
套馬 
tao4 ma3 
 
 
to harness a horse; to lasso a horse 
 
套马杆 
套馬桿 
tao4 ma3 gan3 
 
 
lasso on long wooden pole 
 
套牌车 
套牌車 
tao4 pai2 che1 
 
 
car with fake plates 
 
套期保值 
套期保值 
tao4 qi1 bao3 zhi2 
 
 
to hedge (one's bets); to defend against risk 
 
套取 
套取 
tao4 qu3 
 
 
to acquire fraudulently; an illegal exchange 
 
套曲 
套曲 
tao4 qu3 
 
 
divertimento (music) 
 
套圈 
套圈 
tao4 quan1 
 
 
ferrule; ring toss 
 
套裙 
套裙 
tao4 qun2 
 
 
woman's suit; dress worn over a petticoat 
 
套色 
套色 
tao4 shai3 
 
 
color printing using several overlaid images 
 
套衫 
套衫 
tao4 shan1 
 
 
a pullover 
 
套衫儿 
套衫兒 
tao4 shan1 er5 
 
 
a pullover 
 
套绳 
套繩 
tao4 sheng2 
 
 
a lasso 
 
套数 
套數 
tao4 shu4 
 
 
song cycle in Chinese opera; (fig.) a series of tricks; polite remarks; number of (things that are counted in 套, like houses) 
 
套索 
套索 
tao4 suo3 
 
 
a lasso; noose 
 
套套 
套套 
tao4 tao5 
 
 
methods; the old tricks; (slang) condom 
 
套筒 
套筒 
tao4 tong3 
 
 
sleeve; a tube for wrapping 
 
套筒扳手 
套筒扳手 
tao4 tong3 ban1 shou3 
 
 
socket spanner 
 
套娃 
套娃 
tao4 wa2 
 
 
matryoshka (Russian nested doll) 
 
套问 
套問 
tao4 wen4 
 
 
to sound sb out; to find out by tactful indirect questioning 
 
套现 
套現 
tao4 xian4 
 
 
to convert (an asset) into cash; to cash out 
 
套鞋 
套鞋 
tao4 xie2 
 
 
overshoes; galoshes 
 
套袖 
套袖 
tao4 xiu4 
 
 
sleeve cover 
 
套印 
套印 
tao4 yin4 
 
 
color printing using several overlaid images 
 
套用 
套用 
tao4 yong4 
 
 
to copy a set pattern mechanically; to crib 
 
套语 
套語 
tao4 yu3 
 
 
polite set phrases 
 
套钟 
套鐘 
tao4 zhong1 
 
 
chime 
 
套中人 
套中人 
tao4 zhong1 ren2 
 
 
a conservative 
 
套种 
套種 
tao4 zhong4 
 
 
to interplant 
 
套装 
套裝 
tao4 zhuang1 
 
 
outfit or suit (of clothes); set of coordinated items; kit 
 
套子 
套子 
tao4 zi5 
 
 
sheath; case; cover; conventional method; cliché; trick; (coll.) condom 
 
套作 
套作 
tao4 zuo4 
 
 
intercropping; growing several crops together 
 
头套 
頭套 
tou2 tao4 
 
 
actor's headgear; wig; head covering 
 
褪套儿 
褪套兒 
tun4 tao4 er5 
 
 
(coll.) to break loose; to shake off responsibility 
 
袜套 
襪套 
wa4 tao4 
 
 
leg warmers 
 
外套 
外套 
wai4 tao4 
 
 
coat; jacket 
 
卫生套 
衛生套 
wei4 sheng1 tao4 
 
 
condom 
 
卸套 
卸套 
xie4 tao4 
 
 
to loosen a yoke; to remove harness (from beast of burden) 
 
袖套 
袖套 
xiu4 tao4 
 
 
sleeve cover; outer sleeve 
 
牙套 
牙套 
ya2 tao4 
 
 
orthodontic brace; (dental) crown 
 
一套 
一套 
yi1 tao4 
 
 
suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior 
 
阴茎套 
陰莖套 
yin1 jing1 tao4 
 
 
condom 
 
有一套 
有一套 
you3 yi1 tao4 
 
 
to have a skill; to be savvy; to know how to do sth 
 
枕套 
枕套 
zhen3 tao4 
 
 
pillowcase 
 
枕头套 
枕頭套 
zhen3 tou5 tao4 
 
 
pillow case 
 
整套 
整套 
zheng3 tao4 
 
 
entire set 
 
指数套利 
指數套利 
zhi3 shu4 tao4 li4 
 
 
index arbitrage 
 
中圈套 
中圈套 
zhong4 quan1 tao4 
 
 
to fall in a trap 
 
锥套 
錐套 
zhui1 tao4 
 
 
taper bushing 
 
座椅套子 
座椅套子 
zuo4 yi3 tao4 zi5 
 
 
seat cover