HSK 6 · Verbs

依托 yītuō “to rely on” in Chinese

Traditional 依託

What 依托 means

  1. to rely on
  2. to be based on
  3. support
  4. to depend on

How to say 依托

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale依yī1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale托tuō1st tone, high and level

依托 in a sentence

  1. 这家公司依托网络发展得很快。

    Zhè jiā gōngsī yītuō wǎngluò fāzhǎn de hěn kuài.

    This company has grown quickly by building on the internet.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这个小镇依托旅游业发展经济。

    Zhè ge xiǎozhèn yītuō lǚyóuyè fāzhǎn jīngjì.

    This small town relies on tourism for its economy.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 依托 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 依 (yī) with each of its parts in a different colour
依yīto depend on
  • 亻person form of 人 · rénMeaning part
  • 衣clothes · yīSound part

亻 hints at the meaning (person); 衣 (yī) hints at the sound. Compare it with yī.

The character 托 (tuō) with each of its parts in a different colour
托tuōto hold up in one’s hand
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒu
  • 乇to depend on · zhé

How to write 依托

依 8 strokes · 托 6 strokes

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依托 (yītuō) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 依托 (yītuō). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 依托

Words with 依

依然yīrán · still依靠yīkào · to rely on依赖yīlài · to depend on依据yījù · basis依旧yījiù · as before

Words with 托

摩托车mótuōchē · motorbike拜托bàituō · to ask a favour衬托chèntuō · to set off寄托jìtuō · to place (hopes) on委托wěituō · to entrust托运tuōyùn · to check in (luggage)

More words: Common Verbs

遗留yíliú · to be left over引导yǐndǎo · to guide应邀yìngyāo · at someone’s invitation遗失yíshī · to lose (something)涌现yǒngxiàn · to emerge拥有yōngyǒu · to have约束yuēshù · to restrain孕育yùnyù · to nurture

FAQs

依托 (yītuō) means “to rely on” or “to be based on”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it yītuō: yī with a 1st tone, then tuō with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 依托 is written 依託. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yituo with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 依托 from the suggestions. Typing yituo into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
依托 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.