寄托 jìtuō HSK7 to place (hope or energy) in Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 寄托 寄託 jìtuō to place (hope or energy) in verb To invest one's hopes, ideals, or emotions in a person, career, or activity; also refers to a person or thing that serves as a source of spiritual or emotional support. 他们把希望寄托在上帝身上。 tāmen bǎ xīwàng jìtuō zài shàngdì shēnshang. They put their hope in God. to entrust To place someone or something in the care of another person; to commit a person or task into another's charge. to find a place for (Literary) to find a place to stay or to seek refuge; to settle down and find security. bailment (Law) a legal contract where one party delivers property to another for safekeeping. literary allegory (In literature and art) to convey feelings or ideas through a specific subject; to use allegory or metaphors to express one's thoughts Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 2.65 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 6.98 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Cross-References Referenced by 寄予 jìyǔSynonym 寄寓 jìyù Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
寄托 寄託 jìtuō to place (hope or energy) in verb To invest one's hopes, ideals, or emotions in a person, career, or activity; also refers to a person or thing that serves as a source of spiritual or emotional support. 他们把希望寄托在上帝身上。 tāmen bǎ xīwàng jìtuō zài shàngdì shēnshang. They put their hope in God. to entrust To place someone or something in the care of another person; to commit a person or task into another's charge. to find a place for (Literary) to find a place to stay or to seek refuge; to settle down and find security. bailment (Law) a legal contract where one party delivers property to another for safekeeping. literary allegory (In literature and art) to convey feelings or ideas through a specific subject; to use allegory or metaphors to express one's thoughts Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 2.65 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 6.98 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Cross-References Referenced by 寄予 jìyǔSynonym 寄寓 jìyù Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)