成套

chéngtào

adjective #31,585

Meanings

1 forming a complete set
2 matched (set of)
3 (buy/sold) as a set

Characters

to become; form

Examples

这套家具是成套买的。

Zhè tào jiājù shì chéngtào mǎi de.

This furniture was bought as a matching set.

工厂生产成套设备。

Gōngchǎng shēngchǎn chéngtào shèbèi.

The factory produces complete sets of equipment.

Tips

usage

成 'become / form' + 套 'set / suite' = 'forms a complete set.' Often used attributively before nouns: 成套设备 (complete equipment package), 成套服装 (matching outfit), 成套理论 (a developed/coherent theory). Compare 全套 quántào 'the full set / whole package.'

Stroke Order

成 chéng

套 tào