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托付

tuō fù

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

托付 (tuō fù) means "to entrust". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 托付 means

1. to entrust

The characters in 托付

• 托tuōto hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm…
• 付fùto pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things

Example sentences

• 我把我的财产托付给他。
  I entrusted my property to him.
• 我不能把我的车托付给约翰。
  I can't trust John with my car.
• 但是如果有一个人本身已经很好了，对你又是真心真意，真心爱你，那么你真的可以把一生托付给他。
  But having someone is already good in and of itself, and if they treat you with sincerity and love you from the bottom of their heart, then you really can entrust your life to them.
• 但是如果有一个人本身已经很好了,对你又是真心真意, 真心爱你,那么你真的可以把一生托付给他。
  Dànshì rúguǒ yǒu yīgèrén běnshēn yǐjīng hěn hǎo le, duì nǐ yòu shì zhēnxīn zhēnyì, zhēnxīn ài nǐ, nàme nǐ zhēn de kěyǐ bǎ yīshēng tuōfù gěi tā.
  If someone is already good in and of themselves, however, and treats you sincerely and from the heart, and truly loves you, then you really can entrust your life to them.

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