Chinese word

套

Pronunciation

Pinyintào

Meaning

  • measure wordset

Example

我买了一套新衣服。wǒ mǎi le yí tào xīn yī fú

I bought a new set of clothes.

Illustration for 套 (set)

More examples

他送给我一套杯子。tā sòng gěi wǒ yí tào bēi zi

He gave me a set of cups.

Core concept

Several related parts form one complete collection.

Common phrases

  • 一套衣服yí tào yī fú

    a clothing set

  • 一套西装yí tào xī zhuāng

    a suit

Similar words

个gè: A common measure word used to count people or things in general.
件jiàn: A measure word for a single item, occurrence, or garment.
间jiān: A measure word for separate rooms or enclosed spaces in a building.
双shuāng: A measure word for a pair of matching items meant to be used together.

Definition in Chinese

用作量词，表示由若干部分组成、作为一个整体的一组事物，常见用法有一套衣服、一套家具、一套书。yòng zuò liàng cí biǎo shì yóu ruò gān bù fèn zǔ chéng zuò wéi yí gè zhéng tǐ de yì zǔ shì wù cháng jiàn yòng fǎ yǒu yí tào yī fú yí tào jiā jù yí tào shū

Word origin

套 (tào, "to cover or wrap") later extended from enclosing something to a complete group whose parts belong together.

Usage tips

  • With furniture or books, this measure word often shows that the items are designed to go together, not merely placed together by chance.

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