套衫

tàoshān

noun #31,792

Measure Word

一件套衫 jiàn

Meanings

1 pullover
2 sweater (without buttons or zipper, pulled over the head)

Characters

to slip over; cover; set

shirt; unlined garment

Examples

天冷了，穿件套衫吧。

Tiān lěng le, chuān jiàn tàoshān ba.

It's getting cold; put on a pullover.

她织了一件红色的套衫。

Tā zhī le yí jiàn hóngsè de tàoshān.

She knitted a red pullover.

Tips

memory

Literally 'slip-on shirt' — 套 (tào) means 'to slip / pull over' (same character as in 手套 'gloves' and 套上 'slip on') and 衫 (shān) is 'shirt/garment'. So a 套衫 is exactly what English calls a pull-over.

Stroke Order

套 tào

衫 shān