圈套 meaning in English

quāntào

trap; snare; trick

HSK 7-9noun21 strokes

Meaning of 圈套

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

quāntào
  1. trap; snare; trick

圈套 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

雅yǎ妮nī像xiàng中zhōng了le圈quān套tào的de狼láng一yī样yàng惊jīng慌huāng
Yanni panicked like a wolf in a snare.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

圈 quān · circle · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

套 tào · to cover · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
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  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Related words

Words that share a character with 圈套.

外套wàitàoouter garment; jacket; coat
手套shǒutàoglove; mitten
套餐tàocānset meal; (fig.) product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription)
配套pèitàoto form a complete set; compatible
圈子quānzicircle; ring
演艺圈yǎnyìquānshow business
跑龙套pǎo lóngtàoto play a small role
一套yītàosuit; a set
套房tàofángsmall room opening off another; inner room; suite; apartment; flat
避孕套bìyùntàocondom
圈圈quānquanto draw a circle; cliques
老套lǎotàohackneyed; well-worn (phrase etc)

Questions about 圈套

What does 圈套 mean?

圈套 (quāntào) means "trap; snare; trick" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 圈套?

圈套 is made of 2 characters: 圈 (11 strokes), 套 (10 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.

Is 圈套 an HSK word?

Yes. 圈套 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.