袖套
xiù tào
Pinyin

Definition

袖套
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xiù tào
  1. sleeve cover
  2. outer sleeve

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

外套
wài tào
  1. 1 coat
  2. 2 jacket
  3. 3 CL:件[jiàn]
套
tào
  1. 1 to cover
  2. 2 to encase
  3. 3 cover
  4. 4 sheath
  5. 5 to overlap
  6. 6 to interleave
  7. 7 to model after
  8. 8 to copy
  9. 9 formula
  10. 10 harness
  11. 11 loop of rope
  12. 12 (fig.) to fish for
  13. 13 to obtain slyly
  14. 14 classifier for sets, collections
  15. 15 bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names)
  16. 16 tau (Greek letter Ττ)
套装
tào zhuāng
  1. 1 outfit or suit (of clothes)
  2. 2 set of coordinated items
  3. 3 kit
套餐
tào cān
  1. 1 set meal
  2. 2 product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription)
手套
shǒu tào
  1. 1 glove
  2. 2 mitten
  3. 3 CL:雙|双[shuāng],隻|只[zhī]
短袖
duǎn xiù
  1. 1 short sleeves
  2. 2 short-sleeved shirt
衣袖
yī xiù
  1. 1 the sleeve of a garment
袖
xiù
  1. 1 sleeve
  2. 2 to tuck inside one's sleeve
袖子
xiù zi
  1. 1 sleeve
配套
pèi tào
  1. 1 to form a complete set
  2. 2 compatible
  3. 3 matching
  4. 4 complementary
长袖
cháng xiù
  1. 1 long sleeves
  2. 2 long-sleeved shirt
领袖
lǐng xiù
  1. 1 leader
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi],名[míng]
一套
yī tào
  1. 1 suit
  2. 2 a set
  3. 3 a collection
  4. 4 of the same kind
  5. 5 the same old stuff
  6. 6 set pattern of behavior
不落俗套
bù luò sú tào
  1. 1 to conform to no conventional pattern
  2. 2 unconventional
  3. 3 offbeat
乱套
luàn tào
  1. 1 in a mess
  2. 2 upside down
俗套
sú tào
  1. 1 conventional patterns
  2. 2 cliché
保险套
bǎo xiǎn tào
  1. 1 condom
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī]
全套
quán tào
  1. 1 an entire set
  2. 2 full complement
圈套
quān tào
  1. 1 trap
  2. 2 snare
  3. 3 trick
套件
tào jiàn
  1. 1 kit (equipment)

Idioms (6)

两袖清风
liǎng xiù qīng fēng
  1. 1 lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands
  2. 2 uncorrupted
  3. 3 unsoiled by corrupt practices
拂袖而去
fú xiù ér qù
  1. 1 to storm off in a huff (idiom)
断袖之癖
duàn xiù zhī pǐ
  1. 1 lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.
清风两袖
qīng fēng liǎng xiù
  1. 1 honest and upright (idiom)
袖手旁观
xiù shǒu páng guān
  1. 1 to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
长袖善舞
cháng xiù shàn wǔ
  1. 1 long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation

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