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套筒扳手

tào tǒng bān shǒudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
socket spanner
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-8e4695737b992742. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

套筒扳手 套筒扳手 [tao4 tong3 ban1 shou3] /socket spanner/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 套
    tào

    to cover / to encase / cover / sheath / to overlap / to interleave / to model after / to copy / formula / harness / loop of rope / (fig.) to fish for / to obtain slyly / classifier for sets, collections / bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names) / tau (Greek letter Ττ)

  • 筒
    tǒng

    tube / cylinder / to encase in sth cylindrical (such as hands in sleeves etc)

  • 扳
    bān

    to pull / to turn (sth) around / to turn around (a situation) / to recoup

    pān

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  • 手
    shǒu

    hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuāng],隻|只[zhī]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.