寄托 jìtuō to entrust (to somebody)
to entrust (to somebody); to place (one's hope, energy etc) in; a thing in which one invests (one's hope, energy etc)
How to remember 寄托: 寄 send + 托 to support = to entrust (to somebody).
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How it is used
- To place your hopes, feelings, or spirit onto something/someone - 父母把希望寄托在孩子身上 (fùmǔ bǎ xīwàng jìtuō zài háizi shēnshang) the parents pin their hopes on their child.
- Abstract and emotional: the object is 希望 (hope), 感情 (feelings), 理想, not physical items - don't use it for literally mailing something (that's the 寄 in 寄信).
- Also a noun: 精神寄托 (jīngshén jìtuō) an emotional anchor / something to live for.