套 (tou3 | tao4) : cover; set; convention; copy; knot; trick

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套

tou3

tao4

[1] [n] cover; case; wrapper; glove
[2] [v] cover with; slip over; overlap
[3] [n/classifier] set; suite; series
[4] [n] convention; formula; stereotype
[5] [v] model/pattern sth on sth; copy
[6] [n] knot; loop; noose
[7] [v] try to win friendship, favour, etc
[8] [v] trap/trick sb into telling the truth
[9] [n] trick; trap; ruse

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Stroke count: 10

Level: 2

Radical: 大 (#37)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

套

This word has been viewed 11565 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Mar 2014 10:32

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一套 jat1 tou3 yi1 tao4 = [1] a suit, [2] a set

手套 sau2 tou3 shou3 tao4 = gloves; mittens

成套 sing4 tou3 cheng2 tao4 = whole; complete

圈套 hyun1 tou3 quan1 tao4 = trap; snare; trick

套路 tou3 lou6 tao4 lu4 = routine, form

老套 lou5 tou3*2 = outdated, old-fashioned (also 老土) 粵

筆套 bat1 tou3 bi3 tao4 = the cap or sheath of a pen, pencil, or writing brush

被套 pei5 tou3 bei4 tao4 = quilt, bedding, bed sack

套票 tou3 piu3 = set ticket

套裝 tou3 zong1 = suit for ladies
See all 40 compounds (CantoDict reports 41 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 10 examples containing 套

我琴日睇咗一套戲，有啲地方幾好睇粵
I saw a film yesterday... some parts were okay.
[Lit. I yesterday see-already [counter] film, have place (note: this is a figurative use of place) quite good watch.]

我琴日睇咗一套戲，有少少好睇粵
I saw a film yesterday... it wasn't very good.
[Lit. I yesterday see-already film, have little-bit good-watch]

我琴日睇咗一套戲，有啲啲好睇粵
I saw a film yesterday... it wasn't very good.
[I yesterday see-already [counter] film, have little-little good-watch]

我琴日睇咗一套戲，有一啲好睇粵
I saw a film yesterday... it was average.
[I yesterday see-already one film, have little-bit good watch.]

我琴晚睇咗一套感人嘅戲粵
I saw a moving film yesterday evening.
[Lit. I yesterday evening see-already one [counter] moving [possessive particle] film.]

套西裝洗咗喇粵
The suit has been cleaned.
[[literal] 套 (classifier) + 西裝 western suit + 洗咗 have washed + 喇 (final particle) This simple sentence shows that passive construction in Cantonese does not always need a passive marker (俾) as it does in English.]

套戲好無厘頭但夠搞笑。粵
The movie is nonsensical but funny.

我琴日睇咗一套戲，但係一啲都唔好睇粵
I saw a film yesterday, and boy did it suck.
[Lit. I yesterday see-already [counter] film, however one little bit also not good-watch.]

我啱啱睇嗰套卡通好似好𠵇𠺫，唔知發生咩事粵
The anime I was watching just now seemed strange, I'm not quite sure what was going on.
[Lit. I just-now see that [counter] anime seem very strange, not-know happen what-matter]

快啲將套梳化搬翻翻嚟！粵
Hurry up and move the sofa back here!
[The first 翻 is an aspect marker, indicating that the sofa should be restored to its original location. The second 翻 is a directional particle, indicating that the sofa should be moved "here", not elsewhere. ]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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