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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 套用

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
套用 tào yòng - 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)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 42,856 23,221 22,162

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
tào- 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)
yòng- to use; to make use of; to employ
- (coverb) with; using
- to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions)
- usefulness; utility
- (bound form) expense; outlay
- (courteous) to eat; to drink
- (literary) hence; therefore

Other Words Containing 套用

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
套用 - - 42,856 23,221 22,162