entrust; request assistance
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to request; to entrust someone to handle something on one's behalf
Typically used in formal or semi-formal contexts when asking someone to take care of a matter that one cannot handle personally. Often implies a polite, earnest request.
Tā他
yāng央
tuō托
yī一
wèi位
péng朋
you友
dài代
bàn办
qiān签
zhèng证
shǒu手
xù续
。
He entrusted a friend to handle the visa procedures on his behalf.
Wǒ我
shí实
zài在
zǒu走
bù不
kāi开
，
zhǐ只
hǎo好
yāng央
tuō托
nǐ你
bǎ把
zhè这
fèn份
wén文
jiàn件
sòng送
guò过
qù去
。
I really cannot get away, so I must ask you to deliver this document for me.
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Cǐ此
shì事
bù不
yí宜
zhāng张
yáng扬
，
tā他
qiāo悄
qiāo悄
de地
yāng央
tuō托
le了
yī一
wèi位
kě可
kào靠
de的
zhōng中
jiān间
rén人
。
This matter should not be publicized, so he quietly entrusted a reliable intermediary.