受托 (shòu tuō) — (formal) to be entrusted (with a task)

Definition

Formal verb meaning 'to be entrusted with' a task or responsibility. Used in official or business contexts; a more literary counterpart of 委托's recipient side.

verb
(formal) to be entrusted (with a task)

Examples

  • 受托。
    Wǒ shòu tuō zhào gù tā de hái zi.
    I was entrusted with taking care of his child.
  • ，。
    Tā shòu péng you zhī tuō, bǎ shū dài le guò lái.
    Having been entrusted by a friend, he brought the book along.
  • 受托。
    Zhè ge rèn wu yóu wǒ men gōng sī shòu tuō wán chéng.
    This task was entrusted to our company for completion.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

受shòureceive
托tuōentrustment

To 受 the 托 of another, i.e. be entrusted.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

受 possibly combines 爪 and 又 as hands with 舟 as a boat, to show handing something over.

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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
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
乇
乇tuō托tuō
Same sound today

托 is built from 手 (hand) and 乇, which gives the sound tuō.

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