Chinese word

托运

Pronunciation

Pinyintuō yùn

Meaning

  • verbcheck luggage

Example

请到柜台把行李托运。qǐng dào guì tái bǎ xíng lǐ tuō yùn

Please go to the counter to check your luggage.

Illustration for 托运 (check luggage)

More examples

这箱礼物打算通过快递托运到朋友那里。zhè xiāng lǐ wù dǎ suàn tōng guò kuài dì tuō yùn dào péng yǒu nà lǐ

This box of gifts is going to be shipped by express delivery to a friend.

Core concept

A person passes an item to a carrier, which takes it along the route to its destination.

Common phrases

  • 到柜台托运dào guì tái tuō yùn

    check luggage at the counter

  • 办理托运手续bàn lǐ tuō yùn shǒu xù

    complete baggage check-in procedures

  • 通过快递托运tōng guò kuài dì tuō yùn

    ship by express delivery

Similar words

寄jì: Send a letter, parcel, or other item through the mail or a delivery service.
委托wěi tuō: Entrust a task or service to a person or company to handle on one's behalf.
存放cún fàng: Put an item in a particular place for temporary storage.
领取líng qǔ: Receive luggage, documents, or other items at a designated place or counter.

Definition in Chinese

把行李或物品交给运输单位，由其负责搬运并送达目的地的动作或手续。bǎ xíng lǐ huò wù pǐn jiāo gěi yùn shū dān wèi yóu qí fù zé bān yùn bìng sòng dá mù dì dì de dòng zuò huò shǒu xù

Word origin

托 (tuō, "entrust") + 运 (yùn, "transport") combines handing something over to another party with carrying it from place to place.

Usage tips

  • The same word fits a suitcase at an airport and a parcel sent through a delivery service, making it broader than travel vocabulary alone.

Other meanings

  • shipverb

Opposites

  • 随身携带suí shēn xié dàicarry with youverb
  • 自带zì dàibring it yourselfverb

Related words

  • 托运单tuō yùn dānbaggage check formnoun
  • 托运费tuō yùn fèibaggage shipping feenoun

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