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title: "Waitao Meaning: 外套 (wàitào) Means “coat”"
description: "外套 (wàitào) means “coat; jacket; overcoat”. Hear its tones, see what 外 and 套 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/waitao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 外套 mean?

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外套 wàitào

## coat; jacket; overcoat

## Its characters

1. 外 wài outside
2. 套 tào classifier for sets, suites and series

## In a sentence

外面冷，穿上外套吧。 It's cold outside, put on your coat.

我穿白色**外套**。

From [我们都到了却没见面 · Same Place Different Door](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/same-place-different-door#library-word-402-404)

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## More words with 外 or 套

- [除外 chúwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuwai)
- [此外 cǐwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ciwai)
- [额外 éwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ewai)
- [格外 géwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gewai)
- [海外 hǎiwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haiwai)
- [户外 hùwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huwai)
- [境外 jìngwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingwai)
- [另外 lìngwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lingwai)
- [例外 lìwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liwai)
- [内外 nèiwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/neiwai)

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