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委托

wěi tuō
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Common

Definitions

  1. 1. to entrust
  2. 2. to trust
  3. 3. to commission

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Word relationships

Counterparts

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受托
shòu tuō

to be entrusted

The recipient of an entrustment; to be entrusted

Related words

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拜托
bài tuō

to request sb to do sth

Polite request for someone to do something, implying trust

Synonyms

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托付
tuō fù

to entrust

When giving someone responsibility to care for or handle something

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used in formal contexts like 委托书 (power of attorney) or 委托代理 (commissioned agent).

Formality

Predominantly formal; in casual speech, 让 (ràng) or 叫 (jiào) are used to ask someone to do something.

Example Sentences

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我 委托 他帮我买本书。
I entrusted him to buy a book for me.

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Words Containing 委托

委托人
wěi tuō rén

(law) client

委托书
wěi tuō shū

commission

Child Words of 委托

托
tuō

prop

委
wēi

same as 逶 in 逶迤 winding, curved

委
wěi

to entrust