倚重 (yǐ zhòng) — to rely heavily on (someone) with trust; to entrust (someone) with a heavy responsibility

Definition

Formal written verb meaning to rely heavily on (a person) and trust them with important work. Stronger than 信任 and 依靠: 倚重 implies real responsibility has been delegated, not just trust or emotional reliance.

verb
to rely heavily on (someone) with trustto entrust (someone) with a heavy responsibility

Examples

  • 倚重，。
    Gōng sī fēi cháng yǐ zhòng tā de néng lì, hěn duō zhòng yào xiàng mù dōu jiāo gěi tā.
    The company heavily relies on his abilities, entrusting him with many important projects.
  • 倚重，。
    Zhè wèi lǐng dǎo yǐ zhòng jǐ wèi hé xīn chéng yuán, ràng tā men fēn guǎn bù tóng bù mén.
    This leader relies on a few core members, putting them in charge of different departments.
  • ，倚重。
    Zài wēi jī shí kè, dà jiā gèng yǐ zhòng yǒu jīng yàn de qián bèi.
    In times of crisis, people rely more heavily on experienced seniors.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

倚yǐrely on
重zhòngvalue

Rely on in 倚 and value in 重 combine to mean place heavy trust in someone.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
奇
奇qí倚yǐ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

倚 has 亻, a form of 人 (person), on the left and 奇 (qí) on the right; 奇 gives the sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
人人rénman
Sound part声符shēngfú
東
東dōng重zhòng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

重 developed from a picture of a man carrying a bag, with 人 for the man and 東 for the bag; a later ground element was folded into the form.

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