死套子 sǐtàozi fixed procedures Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents sǐtàozi fixed procedures 死 sǐ adjectiveverb fixed fixed; rigid; (of a knot) tight; (of a mechanical part) not movable套子 tàozi cliché a conventional method or formula; a fixed format or routine phrasesǐtàozi fast knot 死 sǐ adjectiveverb fixed fixed; rigid; (of a knot) tight; (of a mechanical part) not movable套子 tàozi loop a ring-shaped object or loop made of rope or wire