jì​tuō HSK7

to place (hope or energy) in

Senses

寄托/ 寄託 jì​tuō variants: 寄托 to place (hope or energy) in

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.

寄托/ 寄託 jì​tuō variants: 寄托 to entrust

To place someone or something in the care of another person; to commit a person or task into another's charge.

寄托/ 寄託 jì​tuō to find a place for

(Literary) to find a place to stay or to seek refuge; to settle down and find security.

寄托/ 寄託 jì​tuō bailment

(Law) a legal contract where one party delivers property to another for safekeeping.

寄托/ 寄託 jì​tuō variants: 寄托 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

References

see 寄予/寄予 寄托/寄託
synonym 寄寓/寄寓 寄托/寄託