全套 (quán tào) — complete set; the full range of knowledge or sk…

Definition

全套 means a complete set (整套) or the full range of skills/know-how of a trade. Contrast with 整套, which refers only to a physical set of items.

noun

complete setthe full range of knowledge or skills of a trade

Measure word · 套

全套。
Zhè tào jiā jù shì quán tào de.
This furniture is a complete set.
全套。
Tā mǎi le quán tào shè yǐng qì cái.
He bought a complete set of photography equipment.
，全套。
Tā bù guāng xué huì le jì shù, hái xué dào le quán tào běn shì.
He not only learned the technique but also mastered the full set of skills of the trade.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

全 means complete, and 套 means set, so together they describe a complete set.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape puts 入 together with 玉 to show a whole piece of jade, so it means complete or whole.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

套 is made from 大 (large) and 長 (long), originally for something long, with some reference to hair; it later came to mean a cover or a linked group.

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