托

Prop in Chinese: 托 (tuō)

tuō

prop

HSK 3.0 Level 61 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1prop
  2. 2support (for weight)
  3. 3rest (e.g. arm rest)
  4. 4thanks to
  5. 5to hold in one's hand
  6. 6to support in one's palm
  7. 7to give
  8. 8to base
  9. 9to commit
  10. 10to set
  11. 11torr (unit of pressure)

Stroke order

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托

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄨㄛ

tuō

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ uㄛ/ o—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 他用双手托着一个大西瓜。

    tā yòng shuāng shǒu tuō zhe yí gè dà xī guā。

    He held up a big watermelon with both hands.

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Related words

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)

寄托

jì tuō

to entrust (to sb)

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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