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托付

entrust

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

tuo1fu4 • tuōfù

Meaning

Primary

entrust

Alternatives

to entrust, entrusted, entrusts

Mnemonic

When you 托付 entrust someone with something, you often also 付 pay them for their help. Sometimes your 付 pay for them is nothing more than the honor of being 托 entrusted. Not the greatest deal.

Usage

托付 一 件 事 给 可信 的 人。

Entrust a matter to a trustworthy person.

她 托付 我 寄 这 封 信。

She entrusts me to send this letter.

托付 某人 一 项 任务。

Entrust someone with a task.

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