一套

Mandarin · pinyin yī tào

Meanings

  1. suit
  2. a set
  3. a collection
  4. of the same kind
  5. the same old stuff
  6. set pattern of behavior
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一
yī · one; a, an; alone
套
tào · case, cover, wrapper, envelope
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1–4 · yi1 tao4

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