委托
Old HSK 6
委托 (wěituō) · to entrust
委托 (wěituō) means “to entrust; to commission”. It is written with 2 characters: 委 (to appoint) + 托 (to raise). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 委托 is built
The characters
委 wěi · to appoint
What 委 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 女nǚ — woman
托 tuō · to raise
What 托 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 乇tuō — to depend on
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Example sentences
我委托朋友帮我买票。Wǒ wěituō péngyou bāng wǒ mǎi piào.I asked a friend to buy tickets for me.
公司委托律师处理这件事。Gōngsī wěituō lǜshī chǔlǐ zhè jiàn shì.The company entrusted a lawyer with the matter.
Questions about 委托
What does 委托 mean?
委托 (wěituō) means “to entrust; to commission”.
How do you pronounce 委托?
委托 is pronounced wěituō.
Which HSK level is 委托?
委托 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 委屈wěiquto feel wronged
- 委员wěiyuáncommittee member
- 摩托车mótuōchēmotorcycle
- 拜托bàituōto ask a favour
- 衬托chèntuōto set off
- 寄托jìtuōto place (hope) in
- 托运tuōyùnto check in (luggage)
- 依托yītuōto rely on
Learn 委托 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 188: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.