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tào

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tào Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tào | tao4
English translation
cover
sheath
to encase
a case
to overlap
to interleave
bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names)
harness
classifier for sets, collections
tau (Greek letter Ττ)
case, cover, envelope, wrapper

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About tào

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

tào

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Isolated measure word / 量词 liàng cí Liàngcí

Learning hint

A man  wrapped in a long  cháng  cloth 

Etymology of tào

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

大镸

Explanation

A cover has to be big () and long ( cháng ) enough to wrap around what it is covering.

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Example sentences using tào

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叶绿体 yè lǜ tǐ de tào yǒu 黄质的淡黄色 huáng sè .

The chloroplast envelope has the light yellow color of violaxanthin.

wān shēn shè de 手套 shǒutào .

He bent down to pick up his gloves.

外套 wài tào de 衣领 yī lǐng fān le 起来 qǐlai .

He turned his overcoat collar up.

de 外套 wài tào zài 接缝处裂开 liè kāi .

His coat has split open at the seams.

房客 fáng kè men tào 房间 fángjiān 每月 měi yuè 房租 fáng zū 一百 英镑 Yīng bàng .

The tenants pay a monthly rent of & 100 for their flat.

Words with tào

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
tào to cover tào
外套 wài tào coat外套 wài tào
配套 pèitào coherent配套 pèitào
手套 shǒutào glove手套 shǒutào
套装 tào zhuāng kit套裝
圈套 quāntào trap圈套 quāntào
套房 tào fáng suite套房 tào fáng
避孕套 bì yùn tào condom避孕套 bì yùn tào
整套 zhěng tào entire set整套 zhěng tào
全套 quán tào an entire set全套 quán tào
套路 tào lù routine套路 tào lù
乱套 luàn tào in a mess亂套
套利 tào lì arbitrage套利 tào lì
套间 tào jiān vestibule套間
套餐 tào cān set meal套餐 tào cān
成套 chéng tào forming a complete set成套 chéng tào
有一套 yǒu yī tào to have a skill有一套 yǒu yī tào
套套 tào tao methods套套 tào tao
安全套 ān quán tào condom安全套 ān quán tào
俗套 sú tào cliché俗套 sú tào
套子 tào zi sheath套子 tào zi
被套 bèi tào quilt cover被套 bèi tào
套用 tào yòng to crib套用 tào yòng
套管 tào guǎn pipe casing套管 tào guǎn

tào Decomposition & Compounds

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tào Decomposition

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