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(gào sù) - to tell, to inform in Mandarin

gào

Traditional: 告訴

Line drawing of 告诉
Coloured illustration of 告诉
HSK 2
#70 of 5,000 Core 1000

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

Stroke order for 告

Stroke order for 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.

chéng

The teacher told us to be honest.

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