托
Character
to hold something in your open hand, from below
Meaning
tuō
tuo1- to hold something in your open hand, from below
- to ask someone to do something for you
- something that holds another thing up, like an arm rest
Examples
她手里托着一个苹果。
tā shǒu lǐ tuō zhe yí gè píng guǒ
She is holding an apple in her open hand.
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我托他帮我买书。
wǒ tuō tā bāng wǒ mǎi shū
I asked him to buy books for me.
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这个花盆的托坏了。
zhè gè huā pén de tuō huài le
The stand of this flowerpot is broken.
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Stroke order
All 6 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 托
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Words with 托
See all 176 →托付tuō fùto leave a child, animal, or thing with a person you trustWordHSK 7–9托业tuō yèTOEIC (Test of English for International Communication)Word托举tuō jǔto lift and support; to hold up (physically)Word托儿tuō érchildcareWord+1 reading托叶tuō yèstipuleWord托尼tuō ní(name) TonyWord托庇tuō bìto rely on sb for protectionWord托底tuō dǐto support the bottom of sthWord托架tuō jiàbracketWord托梦tuō mèng(of the spirit of a deceased person) to appear in sb's dream to communicate a messageWord托派tuō pàiTrotskyite; Trotskyist (abbr. for 托洛茨基派 (Tuō luò cí jī pài))Word托特tuō tèThoth (ancient Egyptian deity)Word