to entrust; to commission
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to entrust (a task) to someone; to delegate
formalCommonly used in formal, business, and legal contexts. The entrusted party (person or organization) is often introduced with 给 or specified directly as the object.
Zhè这
shì事
jiù就
wěi委
tuō托
nǐ你
le了
。
I'm entrusting this matter to you.
Tā他
wěi委
tuō托
lǜ律
shī师
chǔ处
lǐ理
zhè这
qǐ起
jiū纠
fēn纷
。
He entrusted a lawyer to handle this dispute.
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Gōng公
sī司
wěi委
tuō托
wǒ我
men们
jìn进
xíng行
shì市
chǎng场
diào调
yán研
。
The company commissioned us to conduct market research.
Tā她
bǎ把
hái孩
zi子
de的
jiān监
hù护
quán权
wěi委
tuō托
gěi给
le了
jiě姐
jie姐
。
She entrusted the child's custody to her elder sister.