託 (tok3) — rely on; owe to; due to in Cantonese
tok˗₃託简 托
Mandarin Pinyin: tuo1
Meaning of 託
nounrely on; owe to; due to
noungive as a pretext; plead
nounentrust; ask; request
Example Sentences with 託
ngoˏ₅我waiˊ²委tok˗₃託keoiˏ₅佢
I entrusted it to him.
waiˊ²委tok˗₃託leot˗₃律siˉ¹師
Entrust a lawyer.
sauˍ₆受janˎ₄人waiˊ²委tok˗₃託
Be entrusted by someone.
waiˊ²委tok˗₃託siˍ₆事jiˎ₄宜
Matters of entrustment.
waiˊ²委tok˗₃託bunˍ₆辦leiˏ₅理
Entrusted to handle.
Words Containing 託
付託終生fu6 tok3 zung1 sang1
count on somebody for life; entrust each other until the end
重託cung5 tok3
great trust
託兒所tok3 ji4 so2
nursery; child-care centre; crèche | Also written as '托兒所'
委託代理人wai2 tok3 doi6 lei5 jan4
proxy, consignee
囑託zuk1 tok3
to entrust a task to so. else
受託人sau6 tok3 jan4
trustee
託管tok3 gun2
Trusteeship; to entrust
委託wai2 tok3
to entrust; to trust; to authorise; bail
交託gaau1 tok3
intrust with (also 交托）
寄託gei3 tok3
to have someone look after sb.; to entrust the care of
拜託baai3 tok3
(polite) request of someone to do something
託付tok3 fu6
to entrust; to commit something to somebody's care
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