嘱托 zhǔtuō to entrust a task to somebody else
How to remember 嘱托: 嘱 to instruct + 托 to support = to entrust a task to somebody else.
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How it is used
- To entrust someone with a task or charge - 临终嘱托 (línzhōng zhǔtuō) a dying request; 重托 (zhòngtuō) a weighty charge.
- More formal and weightier than 嘱咐 (zhǔfù): it hands over a responsibility, often solemn. Written.