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  *套* | 套* | *套
to cover / to encase / cover / sheath / to overlap / to interleave / to model after / to copy / formula / harness / loop of rope / (fig.) to fish for / to obtain slyly / classifier for sets, collections / bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names) / tau (Greek letter Ττ)
HSK 2
set meal / (fig.) product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription)
HSK 4
coat / jacket / CL:
HSK 4
glove / mitten / CL: 雙|双, 隻|只
HSK 4
to form a complete set / compatible / matching / complementary
HSK 5
trap; snare; trick
HSK 7-9
to play a small role
HSK 7-9
small room opening off another; inner room / suite; apartment; flat / (Tw) room with private bathroom
outfit or suit (of clothes) / set of coordinated items / kit
an entire set / full complement
envelope / wrapper / (book) jacket / (record) sleeve
methods / the old tricks / (slang) condom
to apply (sth hitherto used in a different context) / to use (rules, systems, models etc copied from elsewhere) (often implying that they aren't suited to the new situation) / to borrow (a phrase) / (Tw) (computing) to apply (a style, formatting etc)
actor's headgear / wig / head covering
suit / a set / a collection / of the same kind / the same old stuff / set pattern of behavior
pillowcase
kit (equipment) / (bicycle) groupset
sequence of movements in martial arts / routine / pattern / standard method
entire set
sleeve cover / outer sleeve
to have a skill; to be savvy; to know how to do sth
condom / CL: 隻|只
(of a garment) designed to be put on by pulling it over one's head (like a sweater or T-shirt etc)
forming a complete set / complementing one another
arbitrage
sheath / case / cover / conventional method / cliché / trick / (coll.) condom
sleeve / a tube for wrapping
polite greeting / civilities / to exchange pleasantries
leg warmers
the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush / the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, silk or thread)
white glove / (fig.) (slang) intermediary in negotiations; proxy who acts on behalf of an official in corrupt dealings (to keep the official's involvement secret)
polite phrase; conventional greetings / cliché / to try to worm facts out of sb
song cycle in Chinese opera / (fig.) a series of tricks / polite remarks / number of (things that are counted in , like houses)
in a mess / upside down
mittens
costume of minor characters in opera, featuring dragon designs / walk-on
condom / CL: 隻|只
to worm one's way into being friends with sb (usually derogatory)
conventional greeting; polite formula
intussusception (medicine)
condom / CL: 隻|只
noose / harness
pipe casing
to harness a horse / to lasso a horse
to harness (a horse to a cart)
a fraudulent purchase / to buy up sth illegally
to sound sb out / to find out by tactful indirect questioning
polite set phrases
a suit (of clothes)
vestibule / small inner room (opening to others) / suite / apartment
(coll.) loop of rope / noose / scheme / ploy / condom
to interplant
noose / running knot
collar part of horse harness
a lasso / noose
hackneyed / well-worn (phrase etc) / same old story / stereotypical fashion
duvet cover; quilt cover / (finance) to be stuck with an asset that has decreased in value after purchase
illegal currency exchange / arbitrage
a pullover
a woman's suit (including a skirt)
color printing using several overlaid images
to immobilize with a lasso / to be trapped in the stock market
to loosen a yoke / to remove harness (from beast of burden)
overshoes; galoshes
to acquire fraudulently / an illegal exchange
conventional patterns / cliché
hackneyed formula; worn-out convention
to conform to no conventional pattern / unconventional / offbeat
nested / nesting
the same old stuff
divertimento (music)
to trap a suspect into a confession
condom / CL: 隻|只
orthodontic brace / (dental) crown
earmuff / CL:
Russian doll (matryoshka doll) or similar nested doll
to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information / to touch upon other matters not central to the topic being discussed
(coll.) to break loose / to shake off responsibility
to convert (an asset) into cash / to cash out
ferrule / ring toss
boxing glove
printing portions of a page (e.g. a banner headline) in red (or other color)
to change (currency) illegally / fraudulent exchange
(agriculture) to interplant
a noose
(dialect) condom
single set
socket spanner
(coll.) to make big gains without putting in effort or resources
pillow case
overshoe; shoe cover
a conservative
to wear a condom
boxing glove
to scam / to set a trap / to set up a scheme to defraud people
chime
glove compartment (of a car) / glovebox (sealed compartment with attached gloves for handling hazardous materials etc)
to hedge (one's bets) / to defend against risk
pipe sleeve
three-piece suit

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