---
title: "Tuoyun Meaning: 托运 (tuōyùn) Means “to check”"
description: "托运 (traditional 託運, tuōyùn) means “to check (baggage); to ship; to consign”. Hear its tones, see what 托 and 运 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuoyun"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 托运 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

托运 tuōyùn

## to check (baggage); to ship; to consign

## Its characters

1. 托 tuō to hold up (with palm)
2. 运 yùn to move

## In a sentence

这个箱子需要托运吗？ Does this suitcase need to be checked?

[More about 托运](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%89%98%E8%BF%90)

## More words with 托 or 运

- [好运 hǎoyùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haoyun)
- [货运 huòyùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huoyun)
- [客运 kèyùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/keyun)
- [命运 mìngyùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingyun)
- [摩托车 mótuōchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/motuoche)
- [委托 wěituō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/weituo)
- [幸运 xìngyùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xingyun)
- [依托 yītuō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yituo)
- [运动 yùndòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yundong)
- [运动会 yùndònghuì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yundonghui)

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