entrust; place (hopes, feelings) on
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to entrust (someone/something) to someone's care
Used for physically leaving a person or object in another's care, often for a period of time.
Tā她
wài外
chū出
gōng工
zuò作
shí时
，
bǎ把
hái孩
zi子
jì寄
tuō托
zài在
lín邻
jū居
jiā家
lǐ里
。
When she went out to work, she entrusted her child to the neighbor's care.
Tā他
bǎ把
chǒng宠
wù物
gǒu狗
jì寄
tuō托
zài在
péng朋
you友
jiā家
yī一
zhōu周
。
He left his pet dog with a friend for a week.
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Xǔ许
duō多
jiā家
zhǎng长
bǎ把
hái孩
zi子
jì寄
tuō托
gěi给
zǔ祖
fù父
mǔ母
zhào照
gù顾
。
Many parents entrust their children to their grandparents' care.
verb
to place (hopes, feelings, thoughts) on; to invest emotionally in
literaryUsed abstractly to describe investing one's emotions, aspirations, or spiritual focus onto a person, object, or activity. Often used in literary or emotional contexts.
Qīng清
míng明
jié节
，
rén人
men们
yòng用
xiān鲜
huā花
jì寄
tuō托
duì对
shì逝
zhě者
de的
āi哀
sī思
。
On Qingming Festival, people use flowers to express their grief for the deceased.
Zuò作
zhě者
jiāng将
tā他
de的
lǐ理
xiǎng想
quán全
bù部
jì寄
tuō托
zài在
xiǎo小
shuō说
zhǔ主
jué角
shēn身
shang上
。
The author placed all his ideals onto the protagonist of the novel.
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Fù父
mǔ母
bǎ把
suǒ所
yǒu有
de的
xī希
wàng望
dōu都
jì寄
tuō托
zài在
hái孩
zi子
shēn身
shang上
。
Parents place all their hopes on their children.
Tā她
bǎ把
duì对
gù故
xiāng乡
de的
sī思
niàn念
jì寄
tuō托
zài在
zhè这
fú幅
huà画
lǐ里
。
She channeled her longing for her hometown into this painting.