委托

wěi tuō

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Common

Definitions

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

Word relationships

Counterparts

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• 受托 shòu tuō 受托 shòu tuō to be entrusted The recipient of an entrustment; to be entrusted: to be entrusted

Related words

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• 拜托 bài tuō 拜托 bài tuō to request sb to do sth Polite request for someone to do something, implying trust: to request sb to do sth

Synonyms

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• 托付 tuō fù 托付 tuō fù to entrust When giving someone responsibility to care for or handle something: to entrust

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 委托人 wěi tuō rén: (law) client
• 委托书 委托书 wěi tuō shū: commission

Child Words of 委托

• 托 托 tuō: prop
• 委 委 wēi: same as 逶 in 逶迤 winding, curved
• 委 委 wěi: to entrust