嵌套

qiàntào

verb #73,592

Meanings

1 to nest
2 nested
3 nesting

Characters

to inlay / embed

set / to fit over

Examples

HSK 3

JSON 可以嵌套其他对象。

JSON Kěyǐ qiàntào qítā duìxiàng.

JSON can nest other objects.

HSK 7-9

避免使用太多嵌套的 if 语句。

Bìmiǎn shǐyòng tài duō qiàntào de if yǔjù.

Avoid using too many nested if statements.

Tips

memory

嵌 (to inlay / embed) + 套 (set / sheath / fit over). Together: one thing slotted inside another, like Russian nesting dolls (套娃). Works as verb 嵌套 or adjective 嵌套的.

Stroke Order

嵌 qiàn

套 tào