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依托

yī tuō

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 依託

依托 (yī tuō) means "to rely on; to depend on; support". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 依托 means

1. to rely on
2. to depend on
3. support

The characters in 依托

• 依yīto depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to
• 托tuōto hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm…

Sounds the same

Read yī tuō, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 医托a shill for a clinic

Where 依托 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · yī (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
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