Dictionary/托

托

托 tuō

ㄊㄨㄛ
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1to hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm
2sth serving as a support: a prop, a rest (e.g. arm rest)
3a shill
4torr (unit of pressure)
5to ask; to beg; to entrust (variant of 託|托) (託|托 · to hold up in one's hand)

Characters

Examples

tā men他们sòng送hái zi孩子qù去le了yòu ér yuán幼儿园de的bàn半tuō托bān班。
他们送孩子去了幼儿园的半托班。
They send their child to a part-time nursery.
我们要回去啦,你托我们的事情一定留心着。
We're heading back. We'll make sure to take care of what you asked us to do.
我昨天遇到的少年叫托尼。
The young man I met yesterday is named Tony.

See also: words & characters pronounced tuō