Meaning of tào:
套
to cover; to encase; to overlap; to interleave; to model after; to copy; (fig.) to fish for; to obtain slyly
Wǎnshàng shuìjiào qián, wǒ zǒng shì gěi wǒ de bēizi jiā gè tào.
晚上睡觉前，我总是给我的杯子加个套。
Before going to bed at night, I always put a cover on my cup.
Wǒ mǎile yīxiē xīn shū gěi tāmen jiāshàng tàozi.
我买了一些新书给它们加上套子。
I bought some new books to encase them with covers.
Tā gěi shǒujī jiāle yī gè xīn wàitào.
他给手机加了一个新外套。
He added a new cover to his phone.
Zhège wèntí xūyào wǒ zài duō gè gàiniàn zhōng jìnxíng bùtóng de tàoyòng.
这个问题需要我在多个概念中进行不同的套用。
This problem requires me to interleave different applications across multiple concepts.
Zhè gè chéngxù shì wèile tào yòng qítā chénggōng de cèlüè.
这个程序是为了套用其他成功的策略。
This program is designed to model after other successful strategies.
Xiǎo Míng xǐ huān tào yòng bié rén de zuò yè dá àn.
小明喜欢套用别人的作业答案。
Xiao Ming likes to copy others' homework answers.
Tā yòng yīgè hěn cōngmíng de bànfǎ tàochūle mìmì.
他用一个很聪明的办法套出了秘密。
He used a clever method to fish for the secret.
Tā tōngguò qiǎomiào de fāngshì tàoqǔle duìfāng de xìnxī.
他通过巧妙的方式套取了对方的信息。
He obtained the other party's information through clever means.
cover; sheath; formula; harness; loop of rope; bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names); tau (Greek letter Ττ)
Tā bǎ shǒujī fàng jìn yīgè piàoliang de bǎohù tào lǐ.
他把手机放进一个漂亮的保护套里。
He put the phone into a beautiful protective cover.
Tā mǎile yī gè xīn de shǒujī tào.
他买了一个新的手机套。
He bought a new phone case.
Zhè běn shū lǐ jièshào le hěn duō shǐyòng gèzhǒng guānfāng jiàochéng de tàolù.
这本书里介绍了很多使用各种官方教程的套路。
This book introduces many routines using various official tutorials.
Mǎ de tào jù fēicháng héshì, kěyǐ quèbǎo tā de ānquán.
马的套具非常合适，可以确保它的安全。
The horse's harness fits very well, ensuring its safety.
Tā yòng yīgè shéngzi tào zhùle shùzhī.
他用一个绳子套住了树枝。
He used a loop of rope to hold onto the branch.
Chángjiāng zài zhège dìfāng yǒu yīgè dà wān tào.
长江在这个地方有一个大弯套。
The Yangtze River has a big bend at this location.
Wèi le bǎohù chēzi, wǒ mǎi le yí tào xīn de chē tào.
为了保护车子，我买了一套新的车套。
To protect the car, I bought a new set of car covers.
classifier for sets, collections
Wǒ mǎi le yī tào xīn shū.
我买了一套新书。
I bought a set of new books.
