外
套

Coat in Chinese: 外套 (wài tào)

wài tào

coat

HSK 3.0 Level 41 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1coat
  2. 2jacket

Stroke order

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外
套

Zhuyin

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ㄨㄞˋ

wài

ㄨ/ uㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄊㄠˋ

tào

ㄊ/ tㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 天冷了，出门要穿上外套。

    tiān lěng le， chū mén yào chuān shàng wài tào。

    It's cold, so put on a coat when you go out.

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Related words

外

wài

outside

套

tào

to cover

另外

lìng wài

additional

此外

cǐ wài

besides

格外

gé wài

especially

手套

shǒu tào

glove

外交

wài jiāo

diplomacy

意外

yì wài

unexpected

国外

guó wài

abroad

外边

wài bian

outside

外国

wài guó

foreign (country)

外语

wài yǔ

foreign language

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