(gào sù) - to tell, to inform in Mandarin
gàosùTraditional: 告訴
Translation
to tell, to inform
Word origin
A compound of 告 (gao) 'to announce, to report' and 诉 (su) 'to tell, to relate', which carries the 讠 'speech' radical. Together: 'to tell, to inform'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 告 (gao, 'to announce') + 诉 (su, 'to tell', 讠speech radical)
Stroke order
告
诉
Examples
。
Tell me your name.
。
He told me today is a holiday.
。
Please tell him I cannot go tomorrow.
。
Do not tell mum about this.
诚。
The teacher told us to be honest.
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Stories
(18)朋友找我
1 min read · Core 1000
在这里
1 min read · Core 1000
不知道在哪里
2 min read · Core 1000
点错了
2 min read · Core 1000
大伟的工作
3 min read · Core 1000
看医生
3 min read · Core 1000
迷路
3 min read · Core 1000
上班第一天
3 min read · Core 1000
生日的惊喜
3 min read · Core 1000
新的医生
3 min read · Core 1000
最后的车
3 min read · Core 1000
今年去哪里
4 min read · Core 1000
卖东西的地方
4 min read · Core 1000
等了两个小时
5 min read · Core 5000
等了三年
5 min read · Core 5000
看场合
5 min read · Core 1000
三天
5 min read · Core 5000
有钱没时间
5 min read · Core 5000
Grammar articles
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Mandarin Negation: 不 (bù) vs 没 (méi), and Why 不有 Does Not Exist
Mandarin Rhetorical Questions: 难道, 不是...吗, 何必 and 岂不
The Mandarin 所 (suǒ) Family: 所有, 所谓, 所 + Verb, and the 为...所 Passive
The Mandarin 以 (yǐ) Family: 以为, 以及, 以便, 以免, 以来 and 以...为...
又 (yòu) vs 再 (zài) vs 还 (hái) in Mandarin: The Three Ways to Say 'Again'
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