信托 (xìn tuō) — to entrust; to trust (with property or assets in a financial/legal arrangement)

Definition

信托 (xìntuō) is the legal/financial term 'to entrust assets to a trustee' — more institutional than the everyday 委托 wěituō, which is a casual request to handle a task. The 把-construction is common when naming the property entrusted.

verb
to entrustto trust (with property or assets in a financial/legal arrangement)

Examples

  • 信托
    Tā bǎ zhè bǐ qián xìn tuō gěi le yín háng.
    He entrusted this sum of money to the bank.
  • 信托
    Hěn duō rén tōng guò xìn tuō lái guǎn lǐ cái chǎn.
    Many people use trusts to manage their assets.
  • 信托
    Tā men jué dìng xìn tuō zhuān yè jī gòu chǔ lǐ yí chǎn.
    They decided to entrust a professional institution to handle the inheritance.

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