套 (tào): Chinese measure word
How to use 套 (tào), the Chinese measure word for sets, suits and apartments: example nouns with pinyin, sentences and common mistakes.
Last updated 2026-10-30
套
tào
sets, suits and apartments
What it's used for
套 counts sets of things: a suit of clothes, a set of furniture or books, a set of tableware. It's also the usual measure word for an apartment: 一套房子.
Common nouns with 套
- 一套住房 yí tào zhù fáng housing
- 一套体操 yí tào tǐ cāo gymnastic
- 一套西装 yí tào xī zhuāng suit
- 一套公寓 yí tào gōng yù apartment building
- 一套制服 yí tào zhì fú uniform
- 一套房子 yí tào fáng zi house
- 一套衣服 yí tào yī fu clothes
- 一套桌子 yí tào zhuō zi table
- 一套节目 yí tào jié mù program
- 一套椅子 yí tào yǐ zi chair
- 一套照片 yí tào zhào piàn photograph
- 一套房屋 yí tào fáng wū house
- 一套家具 yí tào jiā jù furniture
- 一套程序 yí tào chéng xù procedures
- 一套法律 yí tào fǎ lǜ law
- 一套方案 yí tào fāng àn plan
Example sentences
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他穿了一套西服。
Tā chuān le yí tào xī fú.
He's wearing a suit.
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他们在北京买了一套房子。
Tā men zài běi jīng mǎi le yí tào fáng zi.
They bought an apartment in Beijing.
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这套书一共有五本。
Zhè tào shū yí gòng yǒu wǔ běn.
This set of books has five volumes.
Common mistake
A single piece of clothing is 件; a matching suit or outfit is 套.
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