托

tuō · tuo

Traditional 託

Meaning

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tuō 托

  1. to hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm
  2. sth serving as a support: a prop, a rest (e.g. arm rest)
  3. (bound form) a shill
  4. to ask; to beg; to entrust (variant of 託 / 托 (tuō))
  5. torr (unit of pressure)

tuō 託

  1. to trust
  2. to entrust
  3. to be entrusted with
  4. to act as trustee

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)要(yào)回(huí)去(qu)啦(la),你(nǐ)托(tuō)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)事(shì)情(qing)一(yí)定(dìng)留(liú)心(xīn)着(zhe)。

We're heading back. We'll make sure to take care of what you asked us to do.

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02

他(tā)用(yòng)手(shǒu)托(tuō)着(zhe)下(xià)巴(ba),认(rèn)真(zhēn)地(de)听(tīng)老(lǎo)师(shī)讲(jiǎng)课(kè)。

He rested his chin on his hand and listened carefully to the teacher's lecture.

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