Chinese word dictionary

寄托

jìtuō · to entrust (to sb); to place (one's hope, energy etc) in; a thing in which one invests (one's hope, energy etc)

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Word information

Simplified寄托

Traditional寄託

Pinyinjìtuō

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

寄jì

to mail, to send, to transit; to deposit, to entrust; to rely on

托tuō

to raise, to support; to entrust, to rely on

How to learn 寄托

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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寄jì

to entrust; to place in sb's care; (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to; to reside temporarily; (bound form) foster (as in 寄女[ji4 nu : 3] foster daughter); to send by post; to mail

邮寄yóujì

to mail; to send by post

摩托车mótuōchē

(loanword) motorbike; motorcycle; CL:輛|辆[liang4],部[bu4]

托运tuōyùn

to consign (goods); to check through (baggage)

委托wěituō

to entrust; to trust; to commission

拜托bàituō

to request sb to do sth; please!