HSK 6 · Ideas

圈套 quāntào “trap” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 圈套 means

  1. trap
  2. snare
  3. trick

How to say 圈套

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale圈quān1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale套tào4th tone, falling

圈套 in a sentence

  1. 小心，这可能是个圈套。

    Xiǎoxīn, zhè kěnéng shì ge quāntào.

    Be careful. This could be a trap.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 他差点儿掉进了别人的圈套。

    Tā chàdiǎnr diào jìn le biéren de quāntào.

    He nearly fell into someone’s trap.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 圈套 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 圈 (quān) with each of its parts in a different colour
圈quāncircle; ring; loop
  • 囗enclosure · wéiMeaning part
  • 卷book · juǎnSound part

囗 hints at the meaning (enclosure); 卷 (juǎn) hints at the sound. Compare it with quān.

The character 套 (tào) with each of its parts in a different colour
套tàoto cover
  • 大big · dà
  • 镸long form of 長 · cháng

How to write 圈套

圈 11 strokes · 套 10 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

圈套 (quāntào) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 圈套 (quāntào). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 圈套

Words with 圈

圈quān · circle

Words with 套

套tào · set手套shǒutào · glove配套pèitào · to form a complete set

More words: Ideas & Concepts

启示qǐshì · inspiration齐心协力qíxīnxiélì · to work together起源qǐyuán · origin全局quánjú · overall situation渠道qúdào · channel缺口quēkǒu · gap缺陷quēxiàn · defect人格réngé · personality

FAQs

圈套 (quāntào) means “trap” or “snare”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it quāntào: quān with a 1st tone, then tào with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 圈套 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type quantao with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 圈套 from the suggestions. Typing quantao into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
圈套 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.