告
Character
to tell someone something (as in 告诉 gào su)
Meaning
gào
gao4- to tell someone something (as in 告诉 gào su)
- to report information to others (as in 报告 bào gào)
Examples
请告诉我你的名字。
qǐng gào su wǒ nǐ de míng zi
Please tell me your name.
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他告诉我他今天很忙。
tā gào su wǒ tā jīn tiān hěn máng
He told me he is very busy today.
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他报告了那个问题。
tā bào gào le nà ge wèn tí
He reported that problem.
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Stroke order
All 7 strokes
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Words with 告
See all 124 →告诉gào sùto tell someone something; to let someone know somethingWordHSK 1告别gào biéto say goodbye to someoneWordHSK 3告状gào zhuàngto tell a teacher or parent about someone's bad behaviorWordHSK 7–9告知gào zhīto tell someone about somethingWordHSK 7–9告示gào shia written notice put in a public place for people to readWordHSK 7–9告诫gào jièto tell someone seriously not to do somethingWordHSK 7–9告辞gào cíto politely say goodbye before leaving someone's home or officeWordHSK 7–9告之gào zhīto inform; to notifyWord告便gào biànto ask to be excusedWord告儿gào r(coll.) to tellWord告发gào fāto lodge an accusationWord告吹gào chuīto fizzle outWord