Chinese word

寄托

Pronunciation

Pinyinjì tuō

Meaning

  • verbplace one's hopes in

Example

我把希望寄托在你身上。wǒ bǎ xī wàng jì tuō zài nǐ shēn shàng

I place my hopes in you.

Illustration for 寄托 (place one's hopes in)

More examples

他把理想寄托在新的事业上。tā bǎ lí xiǎng jì tuō zài xīn de shì yè shàng

He invests his ideals in his new venture.

Core concept

Place an inner hope, feeling, or duty in another person or thing and rely on it to carry that weight.

Common phrases

  • 寄托希望jì tuō xī wàng

    place one's hopes

  • 寄托情感jì tuō qíng gǎn

    place one's feelings

  • 寄托梦想jì tuō mèng xiǎng

    place one's dreams

Similar words

委托wěi tuō: Entrust a task, business matter, or authority to a person or organization for handling.
托付tuō fù: Entrust an object, task, or responsibility to someone to care for or manage.
寄望jì wàng: Place hopes or expectations in a person or thing.

Definition in Chinese

把自己的希望、情感或责任交给别人或某事，作为依靠或寄望。bǎ zì jǐ de xī wàng qíng gǎn huò zé rèn jiāo gěi bié rén huò mǒu shì zuò wéi yī kào huò jì wàng

Word origin

寄 (jì, "send or entrust") and 托 (tuō, "support or entrust") combine the ideas of placing something in another's care and relying on it, which extends naturally to hopes, feelings, and duties.

Usage tips

  • Unlike a verb for mailing or storing a physical object, this word normally handles something abstract, so a sentence about handing over a package requires a different choice.

Other meanings

  • entrustverb
  • emotional supportnoun

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