托 tuō — to hold in one's hand; to entrust; to support in one's palm; entrust
他托我帮忙买一本书。Tā tuō wǒ bāng máng mǎi yì běn shū.He asked me to help buy a book.
Common words: 委托 (wěi tuō)、摩托车 (mó tuō chē)、摩托 (mó tuō)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "to entrust"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "to entrust", including 托 (tuō), 寄 (jì). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "to entrust" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 托 (tuō), 寄 (jì) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span tuō, jì — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 托 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 托 tuōto hold in one's hand; to entrust; to support in one's palm; entrustUseful words: 委托, 摩托车
- 寄 jìlodge at; to mail; to send; to entrust; to dependUseful words: 寄托, 寄出
Common words for these 2 "to entrust" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 托 (tuō) — so "to entrust" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
委托wěi tuōto entrust; to trust; to commission摩托车mó tuō chē(loanword) motorbike; motorcycle摩托mó tuō(loanword) motor; (loanword) motorbike; motorcycle寄托jì tuōto entrust (to sb); to place (one's hope, energy etc) in; a thing in which one invests (one's hope, energy etc)寄出jì chūto mail; to send by post寄生jì shēngto live in or on another organism as a parasite; to live by taking advantage of others; parasitism; parasitic
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "to entrust".
寄 jì — lodge at; to mail; to send; to entrust; to depend
我给远方的奶奶寄了一封信。Wǒ gěi yuǎn fāng de nǎi nai jì le yì fēng xìn.I mailed a letter to my grandma far away.
Common words: 寄托 (jì tuō)、寄出 (jì chū)、寄生 (jì shēng)
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