寄托

寄託

jìtuō

verb HSK 7-9 #12,295

Meanings

1 to entrust
2 to place (hopes, feelings) on

Characters

to send; to mail

to entrust; to support

Examples

父母把所有希望都寄托在孩子身上。

Fùmǔ bǎ suǒyǒu xīwàng dōu jìtuō zài háizi shēnshang.

The parents placed all their hopes on their child.

她把感情寄托在写作上。

Tā bǎ gǎnqíng jìtuō zài xiězuò shàng.

She channeled her emotions into writing.

Tips

memory

寄 (send/mail) + 托 (entrust) = to send and entrust your hopes or feelings to something.

Stroke Order

寄 jì

托 tuō