委
托

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The word "委托" is formed by combining the character "委", meaning to appoint or delegate, with "托", meaning to entrust or rely on; together, they semantically reinforce each other to create the compound meaning of to entrust or commission.

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我委托朋友帮忙。

Wǒ wěituō péngyou bāngmáng.

I entrust a friend to help.

公司委托他处理项目。

Gōngsī wěituō tā chǔlǐ xiàngmù.

The company entrusts him to handle the project.

因为出差，我委托同事照顾我的花。

Yīnwèi chūchāi, wǒ wěituō tóngshì zhàogù wǒ de huā.

Because of a business trip, I entrusted my colleague to take care of my flowers.

委托人签署了委托书给律师。

Wěituō rén qiānshǔle wěituōshū gěi lǜshī.

The principal signed a power of attorney to the lawyer.

在紧急情况下，他受委托全权代表公司进行谈判。

Zài jǐnjí qíngkuàng xià, tā shòu wěituō quánquán dàibiǎo gōngsī jìnxíng tánpàn.

In an emergency, he was entrusted with full authority to represent the company in negotiations.

Word Definition - 委托

wěi tuō to entrust; to trust; to commission

Individual Character Details

委 wěi, wēi, wěi
托 tuō, tuō