寄
托

To entrust (to sb) in Chinese: 寄托 (jì tuō)

jì tuō

to entrust (to sb)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 寄託1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to entrust (to sb)
  2. 2to place (one's hope, energy etc) in
  3. 3a thing in which you invest (your hope, energy etc)

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寄
托

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧˋ

jì

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄊㄨㄛ

tuō

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ uㄛ/ o—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

寄托

Simplified

寄託

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 父母把希望寄托在孩子身上。

    fù mǔ bǎ xī wàng jì tuō zài hái zi shēn shàng。

    Parents place their hopes on their children.

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Related words

寄

jì

to send

托

tuō

prop

委托

wěi tuō

to entrust

摩托

mó tuō

motor (loanword)

拜托

bài tuō

to request sb to do sth

衬托

chèn tuō

to set off

烘托

hōng tuō

background (of a painting)

托付

tuō fù

to entrust

依托

yī tuō

to rely on

摩托车

mó tuō chē

(loanword) motorbike

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