Chinese word

委托

Pronunciation

Pinyinwěi tuō

Meaning

  • verbentrust

Example

我想委托他照顾我的猫。wǒ xiǎng wěi tuō tā zhào gù wǒ de māo

I want to entrust him with looking after my cat.

Illustration for 委托 (entrust)

More examples

她把签证申请委托给旅行社办理。tā bǎ qiān zhèng shēn qǐng wěi tuō gěi lǚ xíng shè bàn lǐ

She entrusted the handling of her visa application to a travel agency.

Core concept

A deliberate handoff of work, responsibility, or a possession so another person or organization handles it on one's behalf.

Common phrases

  • 委托办理wěi tuō bàn lǐ

    entrust the processing

  • 委托代理人wěi tuō dài lǐ rén

    entrust to an agent

Similar words

交给jiāo gěi: Hand an item or task to someone so that they can process it or take care of it.
托付tuō fù: Place an important person or possession in someone's trusted care.
委派wěi pài: Assign a person to take charge of a particular job or work in a particular place.
委任wěi rèn: Give someone official duties or authority to carry them out.

Definition in Chinese

把某项任务、事务或物品交给别人处理或代为办理。bǎ mǒu xiàng rèn wù shì wù huò wù pǐn jiāo gěi bié rén chú lǐ huò dài wéi bàn lǐ

Word origin

委托 (wěituō, "entrust") joins 委 (wěi, "leave to another") with 托 (tuō, "support or place in someone's care"), forming the image of handing over something for another person to manage.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this verb can sound more formal than a simple request, so it fits professional services, arrangements, and written agreements especially well.

Other meanings

  • commissionverb
  • delegateverb

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