Chinese Word: 託 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

託 (Simplified: 托)HSK 5

Pinyin: tuō

English Definition: variant of 托 ; to trust; to entrust; to be entrusted with; to act as trustee

Chinese Definition:
①用手掌承着东西：两手托着下巴。
②陪衬，铺垫：衬托。烘托。
③承着器物的东西：托盘。
④寄，暂放：托身；托迹(均指遁居深山寄身于世外，以逃避世事)。
⑤请别人代办：委托。拜托。嘱托。
⑥借故推委或躲闪：推托。托故。
⑦信赖，凭借：托名。托庇。
⑧压强单位。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 言

Ideographic:To depend on 乇 someone's word 言; 乇 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 言 [ yán ] words, speech; to speak, to say
- 乇 [ tuō ] to depend on, to entrust with

Similar Characters: 訐

motorbike; motorcycle (loanword); Classifiers: 辆

1		wǒ men 我们 kě yǐ 可以 tuō yùn 托运 xíng li 行李 ma 吗？ Can we check our bags?
2		wǒ huì 我会 tuō 托 péng you 朋友 bāng 帮 wǒ 我 bān jiā 搬家。 I will ask my friends for help with moving.
3		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 tuō rén 托人 zhào kàn 照看 yīng ér 婴儿。 We need someone to watch the baby.
4		wǒ 我 wěi tuō 委托 wǒ 我 de 的 lǜ shī 律师 qǐ cǎo 起草 hé tong 合同。 I entrusted my lawyer with the task of drafting the contract.
5		wǒ 我 de 的 xíng li 行李 tài zhòng 太重 le 了， xū yào 需要 tuō yùn 托运。 My luggage is too heavy, I need to check it in.

1		wǒ men 我们 kě yǐ 可以 tuō yùn 托运 xíng li 行李 ma 吗？ Can we check our bags?
2		wǒ huì 我会 tuō 托 péng you 朋友 bāng 帮 wǒ 我 bān jiā 搬家。 I will ask my friends for help with moving.
3		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 tuō rén 托人 zhào kàn 照看 yīng ér 婴儿。 We need someone to watch the baby.
4		wǒ 我 wěi tuō 委托 wǒ 我 de 的 lǜ shī 律师 qǐ cǎo 起草 hé tong 合同。 I entrusted my lawyer with the task of drafting the contract.
5		wǒ 我 de 的 xíng li 行李 tài zhòng 太重 le 了， xū yào 需要 tuō yùn 托运。 My luggage is too heavy, I need to check it in.