外套 meaning in English

wàitào

outer garment; jacket; coat

HSK 4noun15 strokes

Meaning of 外套

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

wàitào

outer garment; jacket; coat

Measure word: 件

How to use 外套

外套 is the everyday word for a coat or jacket worn over other clothes. Its measure word is 件 (jiàn). Example: 外面很冷，穿上外套吧。(Wàimiàn hěn lěng, chuānshang wàitào ba.) It is cold outside, put on your coat.

外 (wài) means outside and 套 (tào) means a cover or case. A 外套 is the cover you wear on the outside of your other clothes.

Common mistake: Learners often use 戴 (dài) with 外套, but clothing on the body takes 穿 (chuān), so say 穿外套, not 戴外套. Also keep the fourth tone on both syllables: wàitào, not wàitáo.

外套 in example sentences

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

我wǒ穿chuān这zhè件jiàn外wài套tào好hǎo看kàn吗ma？

Is this jacket right for me?

这zhè件jiàn外wài套tào挺tǐng不bù错cuò，但dàn是shì太tài贵guì了le。

This coat is nice, but too expensive.

她tā需xū要yào一yī件jiàn外wài套tào。

She needs a coat.

我wǒ也yě想xiǎng要yào和hé你nǐ身shēn上shàng那nà件jiàn同tóng样yàng的de外wài套tào。

I want the same jacket as you're wearing.

请qǐng脱tuō下xià您nín的de外wài套tào。

Please take off your coat.

Stroke order for each character

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外 wài · outside · 5 strokes

套 tào · to cover · 10 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 外套.

外国	wàiguó	foreign country
国外	guó wài	abroad; external (affairs)
外边	wàibian	outside; outer surface
外语	wàiyǔ	foreign language
以外	yǐwài	apart from; other than
外卖	wàimài	(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal; takeout (business)
外地	wàidì	parts of the country other than where one is
外面	wàimiàn	outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense); surface
另外	lìngwài	additional; in addition
意外	yìwài	unexpected; accident
外交	wàijiāo	diplomacy; diplomatic
外文	wàiwén	foreign language (written)

Questions about 外套

What does 外套 mean?

外套 (wàitào) means "outer garment; jacket; coat" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 外套?

外套 is made of 2 characters: 外 (5 strokes), 套 (10 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 外套 an HSK word?

Yes. 外套 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 外套 and 大衣?

外套 is a general word for any outer layer, including light jackets. 大衣 (dàyī) usually means a long, heavy overcoat for cold weather.

How do I say take off your coat in Chinese?

Say 脱外套 (tuō wàitào), for example 请把外套脱了 (qǐng bǎ wàitào tuō le), please take off your coat. 脱 (tuō) is the verb for removing clothes.