Usage of the character 套

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)

pèitào

配套

[配套]

to form a complete set
compatible
matching
complementary

tàowá

套娃

[套娃]

matryoshka (Russian nested doll)

tàohóng

套红

[套紅]

printing portions of a page (e.g. a banner headline) in red (or other color)

qiàntào

嵌套

[嵌套]

nested
nesting

bèitào

被套

[被套]

quilt cover
to have money stuck (in stocks, real estate etc)

ěrtào

耳套

[耳套]

earmuff
CL:副 (fù)

bǐtào

笔套

[筆套]

the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush
the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, silk or thread)

tàogòu

套购

[套購]

a fraudulent purchase
to buy up sth illegally

tàoshù

套数

[套數]

song cycle in Chinese opera
(fig.) a series of tricks
polite remarks
number of (things that are counted in 套 (tào), like houses)

luàntào

乱套

[亂套]

in a mess
upside down

tàohuì

套汇

[套匯]

illegal currency exchange
arbitrage

chéngtào

成套

[成套]

forming a complete set
complementing one another

quāntào

圈套

[圈套]

trap; snare; trick

tàojié

套结

[套結]

a noose

tàolù

套路

[套路]

sequence of movements in martial arts
routine
pattern
standard method

tóutào

头套

[頭套]

actor's headgear
wig
head covering

xiùtào

袖套

[袖套]

sleeve cover
outer sleeve

tàojiàn

套件

[套件]

kit (equipment)
(bicycle) groupset

tàozhuāng

套装

[套裝]

outfit or suit (of clothes)
set of coordinated items
kit

tàoyǔ

套语

[套語]

polite set phrases

yátào

牙套

[牙套]

orthodontic brace
(dental) crown

wàtào

袜套

[襪套]

leg warmers

tàotǒng

套筒

[套筒]

sleeve
a tube for wrapping

tàoqún

套裙

[套裙]

woman's suit
dress worn over a petticoat

tàoxiù

套袖

[套袖]

sleeve cover

zhěntào

枕套

[枕套]

pillowcase

shuāngtào

双套

[雙套]

double set
diploid

tàozuò

套作

[套作]

(agriculture) to interplant

tàoquān

套圈

[套圈]

ferrule
ring toss

kètào

客套

[客套]

polite greeting
civilities
to exchange pleasantries

shéngtào

绳套

[繩套]

noose
harness

lóngtào

龙套

[龍套]

costume of minor characters in opera, featuring dragon designs
walk-on

tàojiān

套间

[套間]

vestibule
small inner room (opening to others)
suite
apartment

zhěngtào

整套

[整套]

entire set

wàitào

外套

[外套]

coat
jacket
CL:件 (jiàn)

tàodié

套叠

[套疊]

overlapping
nesting
to interleave

tàochē

套车

[套車]

to harness (a horse to a cart)

tàozhòng

套种

[套種]

to interplant

tàohuàn

套换

[套換]

to change (currency) illegally
fraudulent exchange

sútào

俗套

[俗套]

conventional patterns
cliché

shǒutào

手套

[手套]

glove
mitten
CL:雙／双 (shuāng),隻／只 (zhī)

tàowèn

套问

[套問]

to sound sb out
to find out by tactful indirect questioning

lǎotào

老套

[老套]

hackneyed
well-worn (phrase etc)
same old story
stereotypical fashion

chéntào

陈套

[陳套]

set pattern
old habit

zhuītào

锥套

[錐套]

taper bushing

tàohuà

套话

[套話]

polite phrase; conventional greetings
cliché
to try to worm facts out of sb

dāntào

单套

[單套]

single set

tàomǎgǎn

套马杆

[套馬桿]

lasso on long wooden pole

báishǒutào

白手套

[白手套]

white glove
(fig.) (slang) intermediary in negotiations; proxy who acts on behalf of an official in corrupt dealings (to keep the official's involvement secret)

zhěntoutào

枕头套

[枕頭套]

pillow case

rúyìtào

如意套

[如意套]

(dialect) condom

shéngsuǒtào

绳索套

[繩索套]

a noose

zhòngquāntào

中圈套

[中圈套]

to fall in a trap

nàotàitào

闹太套

[鬧太套]

(Internet slang) transcription of "not at all" – English words in a song promoting the 2008 Beijing Olympics sung by Huang Xiaoming 黃曉明／黄晓明 ( Huáng Xiǎomíng), who became a laughing stock in China because his pronunciation was perceived as embarrassingly bad
to be a laughing stock
to make a fool of oneself (i.e. equivalent to 鬧笑話／闹笑话 (nàoxiàohua))

yīnjīngtào

阴茎套

[陰莖套]