套

tào

measure word HSK 2 #819

Meanings

1 set; suite
2 measure word for sets of things

Characters

set; suite; cover; measure word for sets

Examples

我买了一套书。

Wǒ mǎi le yí tào shū.

I bought a set of books.

这套房子很大。

Zhè tào fángzi hěn dà.

This apartment is very big.

他有一套自己的方法。

Tā yǒu yí tào zìjǐ de fāngfǎ.

He has his own set of methods.

Tips

grammar

套 is used as a measure word for sets, suites, and systems: 一套衣服 (a suit of clothes), 一套房子 (an apartment/flat), 一套办法 (a set of solutions).

Stroke Order

套 tào